Open AccessAre Transbronchial Cryobiopsies Ready for Prime Time?
Author(s) -
Jaskaran Sethi,
Muhammad Ali,
Divyanshu Mohananey,
Rahul Nanchal,
Fabien Maldonado,
Ali I. Musani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000519
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , confidence interval , pneumothorax , medline , study heterogeneity , incidence (geometry) , surgery , physics , optics , political science , law
There is a lack of consensus regarding the yield and safety of transbronchial cryobiopsies for diagnosing diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD). The purpose of this study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the diagnostic yield and safety profile of transbronchial cryobiopsies in DPLD.