Transbronchial cryobiopsy for diffuse parenchymal lung disease: a state-of-the-art review of procedural techniques, current evidence, and future challenges

• Published in: Journal of thoracic disease Vol. 9; no. 7; pp. 2186 - 2203
• Main Authors: Lentz, Robert J., Argento, A. Christine, Colby, Thomas V., Rickman, Otis B., Maldonado, Fabien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China AME Publishing Company 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Review of Interventional Pulmonology Corner; Bronchoscopy; lung diseases; bronchoscopic surgical procedures; interstitial

Transbronchial lung biopsy with a cryoprobe, or cryobiopsy, is a promising new bronchoscopic biopsy technique capable of obtaining larger and better-preserved samples than previously possible using traditional biopsy forceps. Over two dozen case series and several small randomized trials are now ava...