Anestesia para lavagem pulmonar em paciente pediátrico portador de proteinose alveolar pulmonar

background and objectives: pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (pap) is a rare disorder first described in 1958. the whole-lung lavage (wll) proposed in the 1960s, remains the treatment of choice. several techniques have been described to perform lung lavage in pediatric patients; however, all have limitation and risks. case report: female patient, aged 6 years and 8 months, 25 kg, diagnosed with pulmonary alveolar proteinoisis, who underwent whole-lung lavage by sequential lobar fiberoptic bronchoscopy under general anesthesia and spontaneous ventilation.