CYTOLOGY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID IN THE INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES

CYTOLOGY OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID IN THE INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASES

<p>Background. By the bronchoscopic lavaging we obtain cytological specimen of the peripheral airways and lung parenchyma. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) examination gives us information about inflammation in the interstitial lung diseases. BALF sampling and its laboratory processing are...

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Main Authors: Izidor Kern, Damijan Eržen, Peter Kecelj, Mitja Košnik, Milivoj Mermolja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovenian Medical Association 2003-04-01
Series:Zdravniški Vestnik
Subjects:
interstitial lung diseases
bronchoalveolar lavage fluid
cytology
Online Access:http://vestnik.szd.si/index.php/ZdravVest/article/view/1821

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