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Diagnostic yield and therapeutic impact of flexible bronchoscopy in lung transplant recipients.

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1996

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C C Chan, W J Abi-Saleh, Alejandro C. Arroliga, P C Stillwell, Thomas J. Kirby, Steven M. Gordon, Robert E. Petras, Atul C. Mehta

Abstract

We conclude that bronchoscopy, with the use of a combination of bronchoalveolar lavage, protected specimen brushing, and transbronchial biopsy, is safe with a high diagnostic yield and therapeutic impact for treating lung transplant recipients.