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Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage
  • Treatment of Underlying Disorders

Treatments Overview Articles

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Treatment consists of periodically washing out the protein substance from the lung (whole-lung lavage). A lung transplant may be recommended for certain patients with this disease.
Source:ADAM
Date:March 1, 2007
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Treatment consists of periodic whole-lung lavage, a washing out of the phospholipids from the lung with a special tube placed in the trachea. This is performed under general anesthesia.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Lung Transplantation
Lung transplantation involves removal of one or both diseased lungs from a patient and the replacement.of the lungs with healthy organs from a donor.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Lung transplant
Lung transplant is surgery to replace one or both diseased lungs with healthy lungs from a human donor.A lung transplant is usually the last resort treatment for lung failure. The new lung or lungs are donated by someone who has been declared brai...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 18, 2008
Lung Transplantation
Lung transplantation involves removal of one or both diseased lungs from a patient and the replacement of the lungs with healthy organs from a donor. Lung transplantation may refer to single, double, or even heart-lung transplantation.The purpose ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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