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ArticleFrontiers in molecular biosciences2021

The Application of Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy and Uniportal and Tubeless Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery in the Multidisciplinary Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung disease-A Real-World Prospective Study.

Qian Han, Xiaobo Chen, Xin Xu, Weiping Qian, Gui Zhao, Mengmeng Mao, Bingpeng Guo, Shu Xia, Guilin Peng, Jianxing He and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in molecular biosciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Yield and safety of different biopsy types in interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  2. A systematic review of procedural and sampling techniques for cryobiopsy in interstitial lung disease.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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  6. Exploring EGPA: Clinical perspectives on peripheral eosinophilia and lung involvement with real-life data.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Qian HanDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaobo ChenDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Xin XuNational Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China.
Weiping QianDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Gui ZhaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Mengmeng MaoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Bingpeng GuoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Shu XiaDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guilin PengNational Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China.
Jianxing HeNational Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China.
Yingying GuNational Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, China.
Shiyue LiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Qun LuoDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Guangzhou Medical University · CNState Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The application of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) and uniportal and tubeless video-assisted thoracic surgery (UT-VATS) in the multidisciplinary diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) has not been demonstrated in real-world clinical practice. This prospective study included 137 patients with no definitive diagnosis who were the subject of two multidisciplinary discussion (MDD) sessions. As indicated in the first MDD, 67 patients underwent UT-VATS and 70 underwent TBLC. The specificity of biopsy information and its contribution to final MDD diagnosis were evaluated in the second MDD. The post-operative complications and hospitalization costs associated with the two biopsy methods were compared. UT-VATS was favored for patients initially diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD)/desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) and undefined idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (UIIP), while TBLC was preferred for pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis (PLAM) and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). The spirometry parameters were better in patients who underwent UT-VATS than those who underwent TBLC. UT-VATS provided more specific pathological results than TBLC (85.7 vs 73.7%,

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cryobiopsyinterstitial lung diseasemultidisciplinary diagnosispathological diagnosisuniportal and tubeless video-assisted thoracic surgery

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