Abstract
Flexible fibreoptic bronchoscopy has largely superseded rigid bronchoscopy. It allows direct visualization of the respiratory mucosa and detailed examination of the upper airways and tracheobronchial tree (Figure 1). By passing instruments through the endoscope local and transbronchi al biopsies and mucus/sputum samples can be taken for histological, cytological and microbiological examination.
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