Whole-lung lavage: A successful treatment for restoring acinar ventilation distribution in primary acquired pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Respiration

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-74

  Vanderhelst, E ^a   Hanon, S ^a   Verbanck, S ^a   Schuermans, D ^a   Wissing, K ^a   Bonella, F ^b   Vincken, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b RUHRLANDKLINIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis; Ventilation distribution; Whole lung lavage

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 DEFICIENCY; BLOOD OXYGENATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS PROTEINOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG VENTILATION DISTRIBUTION; MALE; MULTIPLE BREATH NITROGEN WASHOUT TEST; NEPHRANGIOSCLEROSIS; NEPHROSCLEROSIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHOLE LUNG LAVAGE;

BREATH TESTS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863517469     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: 14230356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000338980     Document Type: Article

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