Safety and Efficacy of Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy Versus Forceps Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Lung Disease: Biopsies and Beyond

Abstract

Histology is a key element for the multidisciplinary diagnosis of fibrotic diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (f-DPLD) when the clinical–radiological setting of f-DPLD with high-resolution CT features diagnostic of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) are not present.