Bronchoscopic and histologic findings during lymphatic intervention for plastic bronchitis.

Alexandra T GeanacopoulosJill J SavlaJennifer PogorilerJoseph PiccionePelton PhinizyAaron G DeWittJoshua J BlinderErin PintoMaxim ItkinYoav DoriSamuel B Goldfarb

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2018)

The predominance of neutrophilic proteinaceous casts and high percentage of positive BAL infectious studies support short-term fibrinolytic and anti-infective therapies in PB in select patients. Flexible bronchoscopy enables safe assessment of cast burden. PCL effectively treats PB and reduces respiratory therapies.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
heavy metals
randomized controlled trial
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
lymph node
risk factors
risk assessment
patient reported outcomes
aqueous solution