European Respiratory Society guidelines on transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases.
Daniël A KorevaarSara ColellaMarkus FallyJuliette CamusetThomas V ColbyLars HagmeyerJuergen HetzelFabien MaldonadoAntonio MoraisClaudia RavagliaRené SpijkerSara TomassettiLauren K TroyJohny A VerschakelenAthol U WellsThomy ToniaJouke T AnnemaVenerino PolettiPublished in: The European respiratory journal (2022)
TBLC provides important diagnostic information in patients with undiagnosed ILD. Diagnostic yield is lower compared to SLB, at reduced serious adverse events and length of hospitalisation. Certainty of the evidence is mostly "very low".