Transbronchial Cryobiopsy in the Diagnosis of Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

Context.— Transbronchial cryobiopsy is an emerging procedure to obtain lung tissue for diagnosis of interstitial lung disease and has gained popularity because it is less invasive and has a lower rate of complications compared with nonselective surgical lung biopsy. Objective.— To provide an overview of the status of the medical literature regarding transbronchial cryobiopsy. Data Sources.— A literature search was performed using PubMed search...