Transbronchial cryobiopsy increases diagnostic confidence in interstitial lung disease: a prospective multicentre trial.
Jürgen HetzelAthol U WellsUlrich CostabelThomas V ColbySimon L F WalshJohny VerschakelenAlberto CavazzaSara TomassettiClaudia RavagliaMichael BöckelerWerner SpenglerMichael KreuterRalf EberhardtKaid DarwicheAlfons TorregoVirginia PajaresRainer MucheRegina MusterleMarius HorgerFalko FendArne WarthClaus-Peter HeusselSara PiciucchiAlessandra DubiniDirk TheegartenTomas FranquetEnrique LermaVenerino PolettiMaik HäntschelPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2020)
TBLC increases diagnostic confidence in the majority of ILD patients with an uncertain noninvasive diagnosis, with manageable side-effects. These data support the integration of TBLC into the diagnostic algorithm for ILD.