Broncoscopia

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La broncoscopia es una técnica quirúrgica para visualizar el interior de las vías respiratorias. Por medio de sofisticados instrumentos flexibles de fibra óptica, los cirujanos pueden explorar la tráquea, los bronquios del tallo central y algunos de los bronquios pequeños. En los niños, este procedimiento puede utilizarse para extraer objetos extraños que hayan sido inhalados. En los adultos, el procedimiento, por lo general, se usa para tomar muestras (biopsia) de lesiones sospechosas y para hacer cultivos de áreas específicas del pulmón.

Fecha de revisión: 3/13/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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