Author(s)

Ioannis Sotiriou, Alaxandra Konstantinidou

University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.

Interstitial lung diseases (ILD’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 ILD’s demand diverse diagnostic approaches. In the latest years a novel diagnostic mini invasive approach seems to gain continuously terrain towards the diagnosis of ILD’s. Transbronchial cryobiopsy may be the Holy Grail in the diagnosis of these diseases or a misleading diagnostic tool in this challenging field.

Transbronchial Lung Biopsy, Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy, Surgical Lung Biopsy, Interstitial Lung Diseases

Sotiriou, I. and Konstantinidou, A. (2018) Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Diseases. Looking at the Holy Grail or Another Misleading Diagnostic Approach?. Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 8, 69-74. doi: 10.4236/ojrd.2018.84008.