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How to do whole lung lavage for treatment of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Author(s) -
Vo Tovi,
Chan Justin C. Y.,
Worthington Michael
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.15769
Subject(s) - pulmonary alveolar proteinosis , medicine , pulmonary surfactant , lung , pathology , pulmonary alveolus , respiratory disease , physics , thermodynamics
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis is a rare condition characterized by progressive accumulation of surfactant lipoproteins in the alveolar space, leading to poor gas exchange. We describe our technique of whole lung lavage for management of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis.