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When is a thoracentesis and bronchoscopy usually performed?
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Procedures: Thoracentesis is done to draw out fluid if there is accumulation of fluid between the lining of the lung and the chest wall. Bronchoscopy is done to look inside the airways in the lungs as in looking for tumor, bleeding, diagnose infections and sometimes in treatment as in bronchoplasty and stent placement.
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