Bronchiolitis manifests as a variety of histological features that explain the complex clinical
profiles and imaging aspects. In the period between January 2011 and June 2015, patients …

In 1963, the first bronchoscopic lung biopsy was performed. Less than 10 years later, the
technique of transbronchial lung biopsy using a flexible bronchoscope was introduced into …

However, a multidisciplinary approach and the diagnostic consensus reached by
pathologists, clinicians and radiologists are still crucial in the management of this complex …

Transbronchial cryobiopsy as a new tool for lung biopsies in... : The Egyptian Journal of Chest
Diseases and Tuberculosis Transbronchial cryobiopsy as a new tool for lung biopsies in …

Background In immunocompromised patients with pulmonary infiltrates, transbronchial lung
biopsies (TBB) obtained by forceps has been shown to increase the diagnostic yield over …

Background Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy is useful when diagnosing lung lesions.
However, prevention of associated bleeding complications is essential. This study aimed to …

Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) is still considered the gold standard procedure to obtain
histology in interstitial lung diseases (ILD), the final diagnosis being decided on the basis of …

Background: Specimens from transbronchial lung biopsies lack sufficient quality due to
crush artifact and are generally too small for diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases. Flexible …

Introduction Lung biopsy in asthmatic patients is justified in case of atypical presentations of
asthma, when other differential diagnoses, such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis or …

Introduction Cryobiopsy is a novel diagnostic technique for thoracic diseases, which has
been extensively investigated over the past 20 years. It was originally proposed for the …