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Irrigation

Known as: irrigation therapy, washing out, irrigation procedure 
Washing out a hollow organ (especially the stomach) by flushing with a fluid.
National Institutes of Health

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Administration of enemaBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidCATHETER, IRRIGATIONDouche

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Bronchial LavageBronchoalveolar LavageGastric LavageIrrigation of eye

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Therapeutic IrrigationTherapeutic procedure

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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Utility of computed tomography (CT) and of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) in early diagnosis of fungal pulmonary infections. Study of infections from filamentous fungi in haematologically…
Purpose.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity of percutaneous computed tomography (CT)-guided lung biopsy in… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Bronchial lavage and bronchoalveolar lavage in allergen-induced single early and dual asthmatic responders.
The phenotypic cellular profile of bronchial lavage (BL) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was studied in 7 single early (SR) and… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Quantification of surfactant pool sizes in rabbit lung during perinatal development.
Methods are presented for the quantitative isolation of surfactants from fetal and newborn rabbit alveolar lavage returns and… 
1985
1985
Lymphokine regulation of macrophage-derived growth factor secretion following pulmonary injury.
Rat alveolar macrophages secrete enhanced levels of a growth factor for fibroblasts following acute lung injury. The authors have… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effect of acute lung injury on angiotensin converting enzyme in serum, lung lavage, and effusate.
The administration of an acute pulmonary edemagenic dose (ip) of thiourea to rats results in an elevation of angiotensin… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
In vitro response of alveolar macrophages to infection with Coccidioides immitis
Alveolar macrophages obtained from rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) by bronchial lavage were observed to phagocytize endospores… 
1980
1980
Assessment of bleomycin lung toxicity using angiotensin-converting enzyme in pulmonary lavage.
Activity of the dipeptidyl hydrolase angiotensin-converting enzyme has been observed to be altered by treatment with bleomycin… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Impaired alveolar macrophage chemotaxis in patients with acute smoke inhalation.
Pulmonary infection is a leading cause of death in patients with smoke inhalation; however, few studies have evaluated the… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Bronchopulmonary lavage of small laboratory animals.
A procedure was developed for performing multiple-wash, saline, bronchopulmonary lavages in living small animals. Animals were… 
1972
1972
Alveolar and tissue phospholipids of rat lung.
The chemical nature of phospholipids in rat lung tissue and alveolar wash was studied using column chromatographies on silicic…