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Flexible Bronchoscopy

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Bronchoscopy is the visual inspection of the tracheobroncheal tree using a scope inserted into the airway.

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  1. Division of Thoracic Anaesthesia Department of Anaesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    Philip M. Hartigan MD (Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Director)

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  1. Perioperative and Pain Medicine,, Harvard Medical School, Assistant Prof, Dept of Anesthesiology,, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA

    Philip M. Hartigan

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Hartigan, P.M. (2012). Flexible Bronchoscopy. In: Hartigan, P. (eds) Practical Handbook of Thoracic Anesthesia. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-88493-6_18

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