the authors conclude that whole-lung lavage is a safe and effective palliative procedure in pulmonary alveolar proteinosis and in the treatment of patients with pulmonary disease , such as cystic fibrosis or asthma , in which filling of the lung acini by liquid or solid material impairs oxygenation of the pulmonary capillary blood .
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pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
C0024115
pulmonary disease