Bronchoscopy with Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Preferred Label : Bronchoscopy with Bronchoalveolar Lavage;

NCIt synonyms : Bronchoscopy/Lavage;

NCIt related terms : bronchial washing;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A procedure in which cells are taken from the inside of the airways that lead to the lungs. A bronchoscope (a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing) is inserted through the nose or mouth into the lungs. A mild salt solution is washed over the surface of the airways to collect cells, which are then looked at under a microscope. Bronchial washing is used to find infections. It may also help find cancer or changes in cells that may lead to cancer.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000661172;

Details

Origin ID

C38042;

UMLS CUI

C0396473;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bronchial wash [MedDRA LLT]
- Bronchoscopic lavage (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lavage of bronchus (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Specimen from lung obtained by bronchial washing procedure (specimen) [SNOMED CT concept]
- bronchoalveolar lavage [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Health Care Activity [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bronchial wash [MedDRA LLT]
- Bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Bronchoscopic lavage (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Bronchoscopy with cell washing (procedure) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Bronchus [NCIt concept]
- Organ [NCIt concept]

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