indications for transbronchial biopsy
Last reviewed 01/2018
Transbronchial biopsy is used to diagnose parenchymal lung disease.
The diagnostic yield is greatest where the histology is characteristic:
- sarcoid
- lymphangitis carcinomatosa
- alveolar cell carcinoma
Transbronchial biopsy is less effective when the pathology is patch, for example fibrosing alveolitis.