QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians
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Review Meta Analysis
Use of transbronchial cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease-a systematic review and cost analysis.
Histological diagnosis by surgical lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease (ILD) is currently limited. Transbronchial cryobiopsy via flexible bronchoscope may this for more patients. The relative costs, diagnostic yields and safety of this approach and more traditional approaches have not been determined. ⋯ Transbronchial cryobiopsy represents a potentially cost-saving approach to improve histological diagnosis in ILD, however is accompanied by a significant risk of moderate bleeding.