Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Inês RodriguesRicardo Estêvão GomesLígia Maria CoutinhoMaria Teresa RegoFirmino MachadoAntonio MoraisHelder Novais BastosPublished in: European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society (2022)
TBLC has a fairly good diagnostic yield, an acceptable safety profile and a lower mortality rate than VATS. The best results are obtained from more experienced centres.