Abstract
Open lung biopsy is occasionally the only way to diagnose certain diffuse lung disorders in childhood. The clinical histories of 24 children with diffuse lung disease and the histological appearance of material obtained at open lung biopsy are reported, and published reports are reviewed.
Full text
PDF
Images in this article
Selected References
These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.
- LARSON R. K., GORDINIER R. PULMONARY ALVEOLAR PROTEINOSIS. REPORT OF SIX CASES, REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, AND FORMULATION OF A NEW THEORY. Ann Intern Med. 1965 Feb;62:292–312. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-62-2-292. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- SOSMAN M. C., DODD G. D., JONES W. D., PILLMORE G. U. The familial occurrence of pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis. Am J Roentgenol Radium Ther Nucl Med. 1957 Jun;77(6):947–1012. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Scadding J. G., Hinson K. F. Diffuse fibrosing alveolitis (diffuse interstitial fibrosis of the lungs). Correlation of histology at biopsy with prognosis. Thorax. 1967 Jul;22(4):291–304. doi: 10.1136/thx.22.4.291. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Stringer R. J., Stiles Q. R., Lindesmith G. G., Meyer B. W., Jones J. C. Use of lung biopsy in diagnosis of pulmonary lesions in children. Am Surg. 1968 Nov;34(11):810–812. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Toyama W. M., Reyes C. N., Lawton B. R., Sautter R. D. Open lung biopsy in infants and children. Arch Surg. 1971 Aug;103(2):195–198. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1971.01350080111017. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- Weng T. R., Levison H., Wentworth P., Simpson J., Moes C. A. Open lung biopsy in children. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1968 Apr;97(4):673–684. doi: 10.1164/arrd.1968.97.4.673. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]