Results

Your doctor will usually discuss bronchoscopy results with you one to three days after the procedure. Your doctor will use the results to decide how to treat any lung problems that were found or discuss procedures that were done. It's also possible that you may need other tests or procedures.

If a biopsy was taken during bronchoscopy, it will need to be reviewed by a pathologist. Because the tissue samples need special preparation, some results take longer than others to return. Some biopsy specimens will need to be sent for genetic testing, which might take two weeks or more.