Diagnostic yield of transbronchial cryobiopsy in non-neoplastic lung disease: a retrospective case series

• Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 171
• Main Authors: Griff, Sergej, Schönfeld, Nicolas, Ammenwerth, Wilhelm, Blum, Torsten-Gerriet, Grah, Christian, Bauer, Torsten T, Grüning, Wolfram, Mairinger, Thomas, Wurps, Henrik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 03.11.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Analysis; Antimitotic agents; Antineoplastic agents; Behring, Emil Adolf von (1854-1917); Biopsy; Biopsy - adverse effects; Biopsy - instrumentation; Biopsy - methods; Bronchoscopy; Bronchoscopy - adverse effects; Cold Temperature; Comparative analysis; Family medical history; Histochemistry; Humans; Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - pathology; Lung - pathology; Lung diseases; Patients; Pulmonary fibrosis; Pulmonology; Retrospective Studies; Sarcoidosis; Software; Tomography; Germany

Due to the small amount of alveolar tissue in transbronchial biopsy (TBB) by forceps, the diagnosis of diffuse, parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD) is inherently problematic, with an overall low yield. The use of cryotechnique in bronchoscopy, including TBB by cryoprobe, has revealed new opportunities...