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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Main Authors: Inês Rodrigues, Ricardo Estêvão Gomes, Lígia Maria Coutinho, Maria Teresa Rego, Firmino Machado, António Morais, Helder Novais Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2022-10-01
Series:European Respiratory Review
Online Access:http://err.ersjournals.com/content/31/166/210280.full

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