The complimentary role of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and endobronchial ultrasound fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis

Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is a novel technique that has proved to be useful in diagnosing various interstitial lung diseases (ILD). The use of TBLC to diagnose sarcoidosis in an unselected patient population is unknown, and could be complimentary to endobronchial ultrasound fine needle aspiration (EBUS-FNA).

Source: Respiratory Medicine - August 4, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Alejandro Adolfo Aragaki-Nakahodo, Robert P. Baughman, Ralph T. Shipley, Sadia Benzaquen Source Type: research