Background Surgical lung biopsy is essential in the diagnostic algorithm of interstitial lung
disease (ILD) of unknown cause. Safety concerns have been recently reiterated. This study …

BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend surgical lung biopsy for diagnosis of
interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) in selected patients. To shed light on the risk–benefit ratio for …

Background Diagnosing a specific type of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a challenging
process and often necessitates that a Video-assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) Lung …

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 …

Purpose. Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) is an important diagnostic tool for interstitial lung
disease (ILD), yet the risk factors for SLB are still debatable and long-term outcomes remain …

Background Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) is considered in the investigation of interstitial lung
diseases (ILDs) when a complete clinical evaluation and a multidisciplinary discussion …

Aim To evaluate the validity of radiologic diagnosis and clinical impact of lung biopsy to help
clarify which patient benefit most from biopsy. Materials and Methods We performed a …

Background Diagnosis of interstitial lung disease is based on the analysis of clinical,
biological, radiological, and pathological findings during a multidisciplinary discussion …

Background: The role of surgical biopsy for interstitial lung disease (ILD) is controversial,
because of possible postoperative morbidity and mortality. We aimed to assess the efficacy …

Making an accurate diagnosis of a specific type of interstitial lung disease (ILD) requires a
structured and comprehensive approach that includes a complete patient history, careful …