An Uncommon Procedure for a Rare Ailment: Massive Bronchoalveolar Lavage in a Patient with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
As a rare procedure, massive bronchoalveolar lavage (MBAL) is a large-volume lavage which necessitates general anesthesia and one-lung ventilation (OLV). During MBAL isotonic saline is instilled into one lung and drained through one lumen of a double-lumen tube. MBAL is the most effective treatment...
Main Authors: | Belgin Samurkaşoğlu, Behiye Akkalyoncu, Fatma Ulus, Mehtap Tunç, Özlem Çakır, Polat Pehlivanoğlu, Şaziye Şahin, Hilal Günal Sazak |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Galenos Publishing House
2012-09-01
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Series: | Balkan Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=895 |
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