Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias (IIPs) are a heterogeneous group of the broader category
of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs), pathologically characterized by the distortion of lung …

Background An adequate diagnosis for interstitial lung disease (ILD) is important for clinical
decision making and prognosis. In most patients with ILD, an accurate diagnosis can be …

Benign and malignant mediastinal lesions are not infrequently encountered in clinical
practice. Mediastinoscopy has long been considered the gold standard in evaluating …

Abstract Background and Objective Establishing an accurate and timely diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is essential for appropriate management and …

Introduction Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is increasingly used to diagnose
interstitial lung disease (ILD). The 1.1-mm cryoprobe has recently been available in clinical …

While idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) centering on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
is the most prevalent interstitial lung disease (ILD), especially in the older adult population …

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), when untreated or under-treated, result in progressive
inflammation or scarring of the lung parenchyma, or both. Treatment selection relies on the …

Background Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) is required for diagnosis in patients with suspected
interstitial lung disease (ILD) if other less invasive diagnostic methods are non-conclusive …

Transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBCB) is increasingly used for the diagnosis of fibrosing
interstitial pneumonias, but there are few detailed descriptions of the pathologic findings in …

Abstract In 2022, the American Thoracic Society (ATS), European Respiratory Society
(ERS), Japanese Respiratory Society (JRS), and Associatión Latinoamericana de Tórax …