Role of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in diagnosing pulmonary alveolar proteinosis—a five-case series

Abstract Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare, diffuse lung disease marked by the accumulation of PAS-positive proteinaceous material within distal airspaces. Diagnostic procedures include bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), and surgical lung biopsy (SLB). Recently,...

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Main Authors: Vimal Raj Ramachandran, Hsu-Yuan Chen, Yu-Chu Kuo, Wen-Chien Cheng, Biing-Ru Wu, Wei-Chih Liao, Chia-Hung Chen, Chih-Yen Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43168-025-00377-3
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