Blood and sputum cultures did not identify any pathogenic microorganisms. Subsequently, the patient underwent bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), and next-generation sequencing (NGS) ...

Although the bronchoalveolar lavage culture was negative ... When standard treatments didn’t work, doctors performed a bronchoscopy, guiding a thin, flexible tube into the patient’s airways ...

Although specimen culture from bronchoalveolar lavage is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of Legionella infection, this method has some limitations, including the need for bronchoscopy, ...

Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was performed on all patients within 24 h of enrollment ... Three aliquots of 20 mL of sterile 0.9% NaCl at room temperature were instilled (totaling 60 mL) and subsequently ...

Robotic bronchoscopy is now becoming the gold standard of care for small peripheral nodules. Robotic bronchoscopy is safe. Early detection of lung cancer can save lives. Robotic bronchoscopy can ...

By bronchoscopy one may obtain transbronchial or endobronchial biopsies. Surgical lung biopsies include open wedge biopsies, video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsies, segmentectomies, lobectomies ...

Flexible bronchoscopy is an invasive procedure that is utilized to visualize the nasal passages, pharynx, larynx, vocal cords, and tracheal bronchial tree. It is utilized for both the diagnosis ...