Diagnostic yield and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction: Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is increasingly being used as an alternative to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) biopsy to establish the histopathologic pattern in interstitial lung disease (ILD). Methods: A systematic literature search of the PubMed and Embase databas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2022-10-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/31/166/210280.full |