Transbronchial cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease: experience in 106 cases – how to do it

Transbronchial biopsy using forceps (TBB) is the first diagnostic technique performed on patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, the small size of the samples and the presence of artefacts in the tissue obtained make the yield variable. Our objectives were 1) to attempt to reproduce...

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Main Authors: Antonio Bango-Álvarez, Miguel Ariza-Prota, Hector Torres-Rivas, Luis Fernández-Fernández, Amador Prieto, Inmaculada Sánchez, Maria Gil, Ana Pando-Sandoval
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-03-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/1/00148-2016.full