Transbronchial cryobiopsies (TBCB) have recently been introduced as a promising and
safer alternative to surgical lung biopsy in the diagnostic approach to diffuse parenchymal …

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown cause, occurs worldwide and has a
highly variable prevalence. The disease is typically dominant in the lungs, although it can …

Background: This American Thoracic Society, European Respiratory Society, Japanese
Respiratory Society, and Asociación Latinoamericana de Tórax guideline updates prior …

Background: This guideline addresses the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). It
represents a collaborative effort among the American Thoracic Society, Japanese …

Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It represents a collaborative effort between the American …

Awareness of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) as a unique disease entity dates back to the
18th century (1). Since then, numerous inciting agents have been attributed to inducing HP …

Background: A diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) may include surgical lung biopsy
(SLB), which is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and also appreciable …

Rationale: Surgical lung biopsy is often required for a confident multidisciplinary diagnosis
of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Alternative, less-invasive biopsy methods, such as …

Background Transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy is a novel sampling technique for
mediastinal disease. Despite the possibility of lung cancer misdiagnosis, the improved …

Background Standardization of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung
diseases is imminent; however, the majority of published series on cryobiopsy include a …