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Breathing and Lung Conditions

Bronchial Washing Procedures

Published Aug,14 2017 | By William Collins

Bronchial washing is part of a procedure called a bronchoscopy, in which a physician looks into the lungs with a fiber-optic bronchoscope to check for irregularities and take tissue samples. The physician injects saline through the bronchoscope into the lung and then suctions it back out.