Prospective multicentre study on the safety and utility of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy with endobronchial balloon

Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) has been increasingly utilised to diagnose diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs) and lung cancers; however, TBLC protocols have not yet been standardised and the rate of complications associated with this procedure vary widely. Therefore, this prospective mu...

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Main Authors: Minoru Inomata, Naoyuki Kuse, Nobuyasu Awano, Mari Tone, Hanako Yoshimura, Tatsunori Jo, Jonsu Minami, Kohei Takada, Bae Yuan, Toshio Kumasaka, Hideaki Yamakawa, Shintaro Sato, Kazunori Tobino, Hidekazu Matsushima, Tamiko Takemura, Takehiro Izumo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2020-06-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/6/2/00008-2020.full