Acute Exacerbation of Interstitial Lung Disease After Cryobiopsy. Issue 4 (October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tomic, Rade; Cortes-Puentes, Gustavo A.; Murugan, Paari; Joo Kim, Hyun; Amin, Khalid; Dincer, H. Erhan
• Is Part Of: Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology. Volume 24:Issue 4(2017)
• Publication Date: 2017-10
• Subjects: cryobiopsy -- lung biopsy -- interstitial lung disease -- acute ILD exacerbation -- lung cancer; Bronchoscopy -- Periodicals; Lungs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Lung Diseases -- surgery -- Periodicals; Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Bronchi; Bronchoscopy; Lungs -- Diseases; Periodicals; 616.23
• DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000369
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1944-6586

Abstract

Abstract : Cryotherapy has been used in treatment of lung cancer for decades. The utility of cryotechnology in diagnosis of lung diseases is emerging and gaining popularity. Cryobiopsy (CB) of the lung, when compared with conventional transbronchial forceps lung biopsy, has proposed to have a higher diagnostic yield in interstitial lung disease by providing larger biopsy specimen and less crush artifact. Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease (AEILD) has been well described with surgical lung biopsies and, rarely, with conventional transbronchial forceps biopsy. The incidence of AEILD after CB is not known. Here we are presenting a case of AEILD after CB.