Bronchial lavage

Bronchial lavage

A procedure that involves repeatedly washing the inside of the bronchial tubes of the lung.
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Its yield would be increased combined with the use of bronchial lavage, brush cytology, and endobronchial biopsy.
Role of flexible fiber-optic bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases in rural-based tertiary hospital
Bronchial lavage was performed inside the accessory bronchus with the aim of cytologic examination was normal.
Large-cell lung cancer originating from tracheal bronchus - A rare case
A Ziehl-Neelsen stain for acidoresistant bacteria was negative in three sputum samples and negative in one bronchial lavage sample.
Simultaneous chronic invasive fungal infection and tracheal fungus ball mimicking cancer in an immunocompetent patient
The clinical specimens included: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) (n = 10), bronchial lavage (BL) (n = 6), biopsy (n = 4), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (n = 24).
Validation and clinical application of a molecular method for the identification of Cryptococcus neoformans/Cryptococcus gattii complex DNA in human clinical specimens
Fungal cultures of lung biopsy, lymph node, sputum, and bronchial lavage specimens were negative.
Cryptococcus gattii expands its territory
After bronchoscopy, 2 of 3 bronchial lavage (BAL) samples were found to be positive for acid-fast coccobacilli by microscopy, and rapidly growing, deep orange mycobacteria grew in all 3 cultures.
Mycobacterium Iranicum infection in HIV-infected patient, Iran
The bronchial lavage specimen was inoculated onto 5% sheep blood agar, chocolate agar, and MacConkey agar for isolation of routine bacteria.
Cases in clinical microbiology
If samples are needed, a bronchial lavage may be performed for analysis.
Role of fiberoptic bronechoscopy in the diagnosis of lung diseases: an experience with 164 cases
To better understand the distribution of miRNA in body fluids, we examined the spectrum of miRNA in 12 fluids: plasma, saliva, tears, urine, amniotic fluid, colostrum, breast milk, bronchial lavage, cerebrospinal fluid, peritoneal fluid, pleural fluid, and seminal fluid from normal individuals.
The microRNA spectrum in 12 body fluids
Mucosal biopsies were obtained from different sites and bronchial lavage fluid was also taken.
Complete ciliary aplasia; a rare form of primary ciliary dyskinesia / Komplet silier aplazi; primer silier diskinezinin nadir formu
Microscopic examination of wet preparations of the bronchial lavage fluid showed numerous ciliated B.
Balantidium coli-induced pulmonary haemorrhage with iron deficiency
One case report has described the measurement of ACTH in bronchial lavage as confirmation of the production of ACTH by a lung carcinoid, but it will need to be confirmed in larger studies (15).
Ectopic Cushing's syndrome: some facts

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