A bronchoscopy is a medical procedure that allows ... airways Widen a narrowed or constricted airway with stents Remove mucus plugs or fluid from your airways Administer cancer treatment directly ...

"Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm," it said in ... or when carbon ...

Doctors then performed what the Vatican said was a bronchoscopy, meaning a procedure ... and suctioned out “significant secretions” of mucus from his airways. Francis in light of these ...

Each time, doctors intervened with what’s called a bronchoscopy — a tube placed down into the lungs — to remove excess mucus while the patient is under conscious sedation. “Most likely he ...

“Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and ... up in the body. A bronchoscopy is a medical ...