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 …

Background Histology is a key element for the multidisciplinary diagnosis of fibrotic diffuse
parenchymal lung diseases (f-DPLD) when the clinical-radiological picture is nondiagnostic. …

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

In 1963, the first bronchoscopic lung biopsy was performed. Less than 10 years later, the
technique of transbronchial lung biopsy using a flexible bronchoscope was introduced into …

Background Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), is a necessary feature pathologically or
radiologically for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The predictive value of …

Background: Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy is an innovative method of obtaining samples
from the parenchyma of patients with diffuse parenchymal lung diseases. However, the …

Background: Pleural empyema can be subdivided into 3 stages: exudative, multiloculated,
and organizing. In the absence of clear septation, antibiotics plus simple drainage of pleural …

Recent evidence suggests that idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (iNSIP) is a
distinct clinical entity amongst other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, and some data seem to …

Background Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) has been introduced recently in the
diagnosis of interstitial lung diseases. We aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of the …

Background The diagnostic and prognostic impact of traction bronchiectasis on high
resolution CT scan (HRCT) in patients suspected to have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is …