title: [Value of bronchoalveolar lavage in the diagnosis and follow-up of lung diseases].
abstract: In a group of 100 patients with different lung diseases the diagnostic value of BAL was estimated comparing with conventional broncho-bioptical methods. Final diagnosis was obtained by BAL only in 3% of all cases in contrast to conventional broncho-bioptical methods with 49% positive findings. In a further group of 77 patients with acute and chronic forms of sarcoidosis in stage I and II a significant difference in BAL-lymphocytosis between acute and chronic forms was observed. Our findings demonstrate the limited value of BAL for diagnostic purpose but its valuability in estimation of the activity and the course of different lung diseases especially of granulomatous and fibrotic origin.
mesh_terms: D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000473:pathology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
vernacular_title: Zum Stellenwert der bronchoalveolären Lavage in der Diagnostik und Verlaufsbeurteilung von Lungenkrankheiten.