Whole lung lavage
National Institutes of Health
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Lung ultrasound (LUS) has been proven to yield valuable information for lung and pleural pathology. It is well validated for…
Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a lavage solution containing methoxypolyethylene glycol 4…
Background: aPAP is a rare disease characterized by neutralizing GM-CSF autoantibodies and alveolar surfactant accumulation. WLL…
The features of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) components and the severity of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) were…
BACKGROUND
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disease in children, characterized by intra-alveolar accumulation of…
We treated 8 cases of autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (APAP) with whole lung lavage (WLL) in our hospital and evaluated…
Two reviews in the last 12 years have differed widely in their indications for the use of whole lung lavage (WLL) to remove…
A 53-year-old school teacher presented with progressive exertional breathlessness and dry cough of three months duration. His…
Alveolar proteinosis can be primary or secondary. The secondary alveolar proteinosis was observed in infections, in malignancies…
Bronchoalveolar lavage is universally employed as a diagnostic procedure and also, both in the massive (whole lung) and limited…