Abstract

Review

Summary of workshop on unilateral whole lung lavage for autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis

Toshio Ichiwata^a,b  Kanji Uchida^a,c  Manabu Ishida^a,d  Keiichi Akasaka^a,e  Toru Arai^a,f  Shinya Ohkouchi^a,g  Keisuke Tomii^a,h  Etsuro Yamaguchi^a,i  Yoshikazu Inoue^a,f  Koh Nakata^a,j 

^aThe Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Research Group granted by “Practical Research Project for Rare/Intractable Diseases” from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
^bMedical Examination Center, Urawa Medical Association
^cDepartment of Anesthesiology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
^dDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University Hospital
^eDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Society Saitama Hospital
^fClinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Kinki-Chuo Chest Medical Center
^gDepartment of Respiratory Medicine and Department of Occupational Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University
^hDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital
ⁱDivision of Respiratory Medicine and Allergology, Department of Medicine, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine
^jClinical and Translational Research Center, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital

ABSTRACT

KEYWORDS

Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP)  Unilateral whole lung lavage (WLL)  The Ministry of Health  Labour and Welfare  Research on Measures for Intractable Diseases  Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) Practical Research Project for Rare/Intractable Diseases