[Bronchoalveolar lavage].
The BAL is one of the essential methods which are performed as a routine diagnostic procedure in interstitial lung disease. Differentiation of cellular components and proteins by this method enables a characterization of alveolitis which is considered to be at the beginning of every disease of the structural elements of the lung. A notable feature is that via an assessment of the intensity of alveolitis it is also possible to arrive at a prognosis. Lavage can also supply important pointers to suitable therapeutic measures. Referring to the literature and own investigations this paper tries to give a review of technique of BAL as well as essential findings and interpretation of this subject.
D006098:Granulocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008264:Macrophages / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011379:Prognosis; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000473:pathology; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods
D011506:Proteins
Bronchoalveoläre Lavage.