The diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage and transbronchial lung biopsy in cryptogenic organizing pneumonia

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2513-2516

  Poletti, V ^a,b   Cazzato, S ^c   Minicuci, N ^d   Zompatori, M ^a   Burzi, M ^b   Schiattone, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bronchoalveolar lavage; broncholitis obliterans; cryptogenic organizing pneumonia; diagnosis; transbronchial lung biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029854320     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122513     Document Type: Article

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