Use of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases and its potential clinical-laboratory applications: a review

Use of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases and its potential clinical-laboratory applications: a review

Abstract Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a non-invasive bronchoscopic technique used to aspirate cells from the pulmonary interstitium, initially applied to detect neoplastic cells but later expanded for microbiological studies, leukocyte counts, molecular analyses, and immunophenotyping. This broad...

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Main Authors: J. M. L. Maux, H. G. Silva, M. E. T. A. Silva, G. S. Albuquerque, G. J. M. Leão, I. C. Silva, E. N. T. Arruda, T. C. N. Matos, C. F. C. Caribé, J. C. Silva-Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2025-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
Subjects:
cytology
cell differential count
diagnosis
interstitial lung disease
bronchoalveolar lavage
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842025000101004&lng=en&tlng=en
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