Diagnostic yield and risk/benefit analysis of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases: a large cohort of 699 patients

Abstract Background Standardization of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases is imminent; however, the majority of published series on cryobiopsy include a limited number of patients and are characterized by several differences in procedural technical details. Methods...

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Main Authors: Claudia Ravaglia, Athol U. Wells, Sara Tomassetti, Carlo Gurioli, Christian Gurioli, Alessandra Dubini, Alberto Cavazza, Thomas V. Colby, Sara Piciucchi, Silvia Puglisi, Marcello Bosi, Venerino Poletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
ILD
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-019-0780-3