Transbronchial lung biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage in diagnosis of diffuse infiltrative lung diseases.
Respiration
; 54 Suppl 1: 66-72, 1988.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-3231906
ABSTRACT
We investigated 801 patients with lung infiltrates who underwent transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) and performed cytologic studies of lavage fluid of 491 patients who also underwent bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). A specific histopathological diagnosis was made in 232 cases (29%). Histopathological changes consistent with the clinical pattern were present in 296 cases (37%). The diagnostic yield of TBB was 66%. Routine evaluation of BAL fluid allowed us to make a specific diagnosis in 49 cases. The role of the pulmonary pathologist in the interpretation of TBB and BAL specimens is discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
/
Lung
/
Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Respiration
Year:
1988
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy