[Diagnosis of amniotic embolism by bronchoalveolar lavage]
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[Diagnosis of amniotic embolism by bronchoalveolar lavage]
Abstract
A broncho-alveolar lavage performed in a patient who developed pulmonary oedema a few hours after a caesarian section, produced foetal squamae which led to the diagnosis of amniotic fluid embolism.