Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy as a Guidance Tool for Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsies in Interstitial Lung Disorder

Background: Transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBCB) of the lung parenchyma is a minimally invasive alternative for surgical lung biopsy in interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients. Drawbacks are the nondiagnostic rate and complication risk of pneumothorax and bleeding. Fluoroscopy is the current guidance t...

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Published in:	Respiration Vol. 97; no. 3; pp. 259 - 263
Main Authors:	Wijmans, Lizzy, Bonta, Peter I., Rocha-Pinto, Rita, de Bruin, Daniel M., Brinkman, Paul, Jonkers, René E., Roelofs, Joris J.T.H., Poletti, Venerino, Hetzel, Jürgen, Annema, Jouke T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.03.2019
Subjects:	Biopsy Biopsy - methods Bronchoscopy - methods Cryosurgery - methods Diagnosis Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Interstitial lung diseases Interventional Pulmonology Lung - pathology Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnosis Lung Diseases, Interstitial - surgery Male Methods Microscopy Microscopy, Confocal - methods Middle Aged Pilot Projects Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies Tomography, X-Ray Computed Netherlands Confocal laser endomicroscopy Cryobiopsy Interstitial lung disorder
ISSN:	0025-7931, 1423-0356, 1423-0356
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