Transbronchial lung biopsy in patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease without 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis pattern' on HRCT scan - Experience from a tertiary care center of North India

Transbronchial lung biopsy in patients with diffuse parenchymal lung disease without 'idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis pattern' on HRCT scan - Experience from a tertiary care center of North India

Background: Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD) are a group of disorders characterized by chest radiological findings of bilateral diffuse shadowing. Lung biopsy is generally required to make an etiological diagnosis of DPLD's. Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) is a minimally invasive meth...

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Main Authors: Girish Sindhwani, Nadia Shirazi, Rakhee Sodhi, Shailendra Raghuvanshi, Jagdish Rawat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
transbronchial lung biopsy
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2015;volume=32;issue=5;spage=453;epage=456;aulast=Sindhwani

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