Bronchoscopic Lung Cryobiopsy Increases Diagnostic Confidence in the Multidisciplinary Diagnosis of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 193; no. 7; pp. 745 - 752
• Main Authors: Tomassetti, Sara, Wells, Athol U., Costabel, Ulrich, Cavazza, Alberto, Colby, Thomas V., Rossi, Giulio, Sverzellati, Nicola, Carloni, Angelo, Carretta, Elisa, Buccioli, Matteo, Tantalocco, Paola, Ravaglia, Claudia, Gurioli, Christian, Dubini, Alessandra, Piciucchi, Sara, Ryu, Jay H., Poletti, Venerino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biopsy - methods; Bronchoscopy - methods; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnosis, Differential; Female; Humans; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnosis; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - pathology; Italy; Lung - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Italy; cryobiopsy; idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; bronchoalveolar lavage; interstitial lung diseases; bronchoscopy

Surgical lung biopsy is often required for a confident multidisciplinary diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Alternative, less-invasive biopsy methods, such as bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy (BLC), are highly desirable. To address the impact of BLC on diagnostic confidence in the multid...