Usefulness of an angioplasty balloon as selective bronchial blockade device after transbronchial cryobiopsy.
Jose Javier Echevarría-UragaJulio Pérez-IzquierdoNerea García-GaraiEstíbaliz Gómez-JiménezAmaia Aramburu-OjembarrenaLuis Tena-TudancaJosé L Miguélez-VidalesAlberto Capelastegui-SaizPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2016)
Transbronchial cryobiopsy had a high diagnostic yield for DPLD. Performing the procedure under fluoroscopy guidance and using angioplasty balloon for selective bronchial blockade achieved a low rate of iatrogenic complications directly associated with the technique.