Our thoracic medicine specialists
Our thoracic physicians provide diagnostic and therapeutic services for people with acute and chronic respiratory problems.
They test, diagnose and treat: Pulmonary infection, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, interstitial lung diseases, occupational lung diseases, sleep disorders, lung cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Bronchoscopy
If you have a persistent cough, a lung infection or an X-ray result that requires follow-up, your specialist may recommend a bronchoscopy as the next step.
With a bronchoscopy, your specialist can take samples of mucus and tissue from inside your lungs for testing. It can also be used to place a small tube, called a ‘stent’ to hold open an airway.
The procedure involves putting a thin tube down your throat and into your trachea (breathing tube). The tube has a light and camera on the tip, as well as a device for taking biopsy samples.
You’ll be given light sedation for the procedure, so you may well fall asleep.
The results of any biopsy will normally be available in a few days.
