Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung Disease

Alberto Cavazza; Thomas V. Colby; Alessandra Dubini; Sara Tomassetti; Claudia Ravaglia; Venerino Poletti; Maria Cecilia Mengoli; Elena Tagliavini; Giulio Rossi

doi:10.1016/j.path.2019.11.004

Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung Disease

Alberto Cavazza, Thomas V. Colby, Alessandra Dubini, Sara Tomassetti, Claudia Ravaglia, Venerino Poletti, Maria Cecilia Mengoli, Elena Tagliavini, Giulio Rossi

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Abstract

Transbronchial cryobiopsy, a new diagnostic procedure in patients with diffuse lung disease, provides larger and better-preserved lung specimens compared to forceps biopsy. The diagnostic yield of cryobiopsy is much better than that of forceps biopsy and slightly lower than that of surgical lung biopsy, but with a lower complication rate compared to the latter. Literature suggests that in the multidisciplinary approach to patients with diffuse lung disease cryobiopsy provides diagnostic and prognostic information similar to surgical lung biopsy. Cryobiopsy can also be performed in some patients unsuitable for surgical biopsy, yet in whom histologic input is needed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	197-208
Number of pages	12
Journal	Surgical Pathology Clinics
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.path.2019.11.004
Publication status	Published - Mar 2020

Keywords

Diffuse lung disease
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Interstitial lung disease
Multidisciplinary diagnosis
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
Transbronchial cryobiopsy
Usual interstitial pneumonia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery
Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Diffuse Lung Disease. / Cavazza, Alberto; Colby, Thomas V.; Dubini, Alessandra; Tomassetti, Sara; Ravaglia, Claudia; Poletti, Venerino; Mengoli, Maria Cecilia; Tagliavini, Elena; Rossi, Giulio.

In: Surgical Pathology Clinics, Vol. 13, No. 1, 03.2020, p. 197-208.

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