Bronchoalveolar lavage was performed during fibreoptic bronchoscopy in 17 patients with
biopsy-proven interstitial lung disease and in 12 control subjects who had focal lesions in …

Bronchoalveolar lavage is a new bronchoscopic technique that permits assessment of
changes in the cellular traffic in the alveolar spaces. During a 16-month period, 120 patients …

In a multicenter, city-wide study of the use of bronchoalveolar lavage for the evaluation of
diffuse interstitial lung diseases, the occurrence of specimens unsuitable for analysis was …

Bronchoalveolar lavage performed via the fiberoptic bronchoscope has been used far more
in the research laboratory than the clinical laboratorv. This research has produced …

Cellular and immunoglobulin components of bronchoalveolar fluid recovered by
bronchoscopic lavage were evaluated in 32 control patients, 10 normal volunteers, and 60 …

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in 89 patients with diffuse interstitial lung
disorders of varied aetiology and 19 normal control subjects over a period of 7 years …

The methodology and techniques of bronchoalveolar lavage in obtaining and processing
cells and fluids in interstitial lung diseases are reviewed. The effects of the following …

Bronchoalveolar lavage has emerged as a useful technique for the study of pulmonary
interstitial disorders. Several types of information are provided by the evaluation of lavage …

Oince the introduction of the fiberoptic bronchoscope, there has been widespread use of
bronchoalveolar lavage by both clinical investigators and by practitioners (1-14) …

During a 7‐year period bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed as a routine
diagnostic procedure at fiberoptic bronchoscopy in 172 consecutive patients with diffuse …