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Transbronchial cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease: experience in 106 cases – how to do it

Transbronchial biopsy using forceps (TBB) is the first diagnostic technique performed on patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). However, the small size of the samples and the presence of artefacts in the tissue obtained make the yield variable. Our objectives were 1) to attempt to reproduce...

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Main Authors: Bango-Álvarez, Antonio, Ariza-Prota, Miguel, Torres-Rivas, Hector, Fernández-Fernández, Luis, Prieto, Amador, Sánchez, Inmaculada, Gil, Maria, Pando-Sandoval, Ana
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28344982
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00148-2016