Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in Diffuse Lung Disease: Update for the Pathologist

• Published in: Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine (1976) Vol. 141; no. 7; pp. 891 - 900
• Main Authors: Colby, Thomas V., Tomassetti, Sara, Cavazza, Alberto, Dubini, Alessandra, Poletti, Venerino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States College of American Pathologists 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Analysis; Biopsy; Biopsy - methods; Care and treatment; Cryobiology; Cryosurgery - methods; Health aspects; Humans; Intubation; Lung - surgery; Lung diseases; Lung Diseases - diagnosis; Mortality; Obstructive lung disease; Pathologists; Pneumonia; Quality; Respiration; Risk factors; Transplants & implants

- Transbronchial cryobiopsy has recently been proposed as an alternative to surgical biopsy in the diagnosis of diffuse lung disease. - To familiarize pathologists with transbronchial cryobiopsy, including what it is, how it is performed, how it compares to other techniques of lung biopsy in diffuse...