Transbronchial cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Description

This book presents both theoretical and practical aspects of transbronchial cryobiopsy, a new diagnostic technique for the detection of diffuse parenchymal lung disease that is attracting great interest in the scientific community. In the context of a multidisciplinary discussion, comprising radiologic-pathologic correlations, the authors examine the technical and safety issues – such as equipment, endoscopic setting, anesthesiologic approaches and bleeding control – on one hand, and the diagnostic yield and clinical meaning on the other. The volume offers several case studies – including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, granulomatous disorders, interstitial pneumonias, rare lung disseminated tumors– that illustrate the high diagnostic yield and safety of this innovative technique. The book appeals to a wide readership, including residents, pulmonologists with expertise in diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, interventional pulmonologists, thoracic radiologists, pathologists, anesthesiologists, internists and rheumatologists. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease: A Clinical Overview (Venerino Poletti)....Pages 3-11 Radiologic-Pathologic Correlations in Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Diseases (Sara Piciucchi)....Pages 13-29 Multidisciplinary Discussion in Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease (Silvia Puglisi, Jay H. Ryu, Sara Tomassetti, Venerino Poletti)....Pages 31-37 Front Matter ....Pages 39-39 Cryobiopsy: Physics (Sara Colella)....Pages 41-45 Technique and Equipment in Transbronchial Cryobiopsy (Sara Colella)....Pages 47-57 Complications of Transbronchial Cryobiopsy (Claudia Ravaglia)....Pages 59-65 Histology for Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy Samples (Tamiko Takemura, Tomohisa Baba, Takashi Niwa, Takashi Ogura)....Pages 67-73 Pathologic Considerations in Transbronchial Cryobiopsy (Alberto Cavazza, Maria Cecilia Mengoli, Alessandra Dubini, Giulio Rossi, Rita Bianchi, Thomas V. Colby)....Pages 75-79 Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Biology in Transbronchial Cryobiopsies (Marco Chilosi, Lisa Marcolini, Anna Caliò, Venerino Poletti)....Pages 81-99 Front Matter ....Pages 101-101 Clinical Meaning of Transbronchial Cryobiopsy (Silvia Puglisi, Claudia Ravaglia, Antonella Arcadu, Sara Tomassetti, Venerino Poletti)....Pages 103-108 Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Venerino Poletti, Antonella Arcadu, Sissel Kronborg-White, Marco Chilosi)....Pages 109-115 Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (Claudia Ravaglia, Venerino Poletti)....Pages 117-122 Collagen Vascular Diseases (Martina Bonifazi, Francesca Barbisan, Stefani Gasparini)....Pages 123-132 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (Giulio Rossi, Mirca Valli, Alessandra Dubini, Paolo Spagnolo)....Pages 133-140 Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (Maria Cecilia Mengoli, Thomas Colby, Alessandra Dubini, Giulio Rossi, Alberto Cavazza)....Pages 141-147 Acute Lung Injury (Venerino Poletti, Giovanni Poletti, Christian Gurioli, Carlo Gurioli, Alessandra Dubini)....Pages 149-153 Disseminated Neoplasms (Venerino Poletti, Angelo Carloni, Marco Chilosi)....Pages 155-161 Miscellaneous (Venerino Poletti, Antonella Arcadu, Christian Gurioli, Fabio Sultani, Linda Tagliaboschi, Carlo Gurioli et al.)....Pages 163-170