Open AccessRadial Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Cryobiopsy
Author(s) -
Ramsy Abdelghani,
Suruchi Thakore,
Upendra Kaphle,
Joseph A. Lasky,
Fayez Kheir
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000566
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , pulmonologists , ground glass opacity , lung , bronchoscopy , idiopathic interstitial pneumonia , pulmonologist , biopsy , endobronchial ultrasound , lung biopsy , interstitial lung disease , adenocarcinoma , cancer , intensive care medicine
Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is a novel technique that has proved its diagnostic value in various diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD). However, there is substantial variability among interventional pulmonologists in procedural technique, diagnostic yield, and complication rate. Radial endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS) is useful for identification of ground-glass opacity lesions and can help identify target lung parenchyma. We aim to evaluate R-EBUS in TBLC histopathologic diagnosis for patients with DPLD.