SUVA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) — A Chinese medical team has successfully performed Samoa’s first bronchoscopic alveolar lavage and biopsy at the Tupua Tamases Meaole (TTM) Hospital, marking a breakthrough in the diagnosis of respiratory diseases in the Pacific island nation.
The patient, a 76-year-old man, had been repeatedly hospitalized due to right lung atelectasis complicated by infection.
Following multiple consultations between Samoan and Chinese specialists, doctors decided to conduct a bronchoscopy to determine the underlying cause.
After a comprehensive preoperative assessment, Liu Han, a physician specializing in respiratory and critical care medicine from the Chinese team, performed the bronchoscopy along with bronchoalveolar lavage and biopsy.
Source/ Xinhua News
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