POINT: Should Transbronchial Cryobiopsies Be Considered the Initial Biopsy of Choice in Patients With a Possible Interstitial Lung Disease? Yes

Chest: The Journal of Circulation, Respiration and Related Systems

Jonathan A. Kropski^1,2¹  Fabien Maldonado^1² 

[1] Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, TN^2;Division of Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN^1

关键词: IIP;    idiopathic interstitial pneumonia;    ILD;    interstitial lung disease;    SLB;    surgical lung biopsy;    UIP;    usual interstitial pneumonia;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.chest.2019.02.331

学科分类：呼吸医学

来源: American College of Chest Physicians

【 摘 要 】

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