title: Flexible bronchoscopy.
abstract: Fiberoptic bronchoscopy is an excellent tool for the evaluation of the airways and lung parenchyma. The history of flexible bronchoscopy, anesthesia, technique, indications, contraindications, and complications in using the bronchoscopy are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Borchers
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Beamis
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D000075202:Contraindications; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives