%0 Journal Article
%T Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Diseases. Looking at the Holy Grail or Another Misleading Diagnostic Approach?
%A Ioannis Sotiriou
%A Alaxandra Konstantinidou
%J Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases
%P 69-74
%@ 2163-9418
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojrd.2018.84008
%X Interstitial lung diseases (ILDĄ¯s) are a group of heterogenous chronic, ferociously progressive lung diseases. The aetiology of the aforementioned diseases is not always recognisable. The diagnosis of these dismal diseases is a vivid challenge for the physicians. Through the intervening years different diagnostic algorithms have been implemented towards more accurate outcome. Different types of ILDĄ¯s demand diverse diagnostic approaches. In the latest years a novel diagnostic mini invasive approach seems to gain continuously terrain towards the diagnosis of ILDĄ¯s. Transbronchial cryobiopsy may be the Holy Grail in the diagnosis of these diseases or a misleading diagnostic tool in this challenging field.
%K Transbronchial Lung Biopsy
%K Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy
%K Surgical Lung Biopsy
%K Interstitial Lung Diseases
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=88397