We met with Lauren Troy, from Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia at ERS 2019 in Madrid to discuss result of the COLDICE study into transbronchial lung cryobiopsy for interstitial lung disease diagnosis.
Questions
1. In what clinical situation is a lung biopsy required to confirm a diagnosis of interstitial lung disease? (0:05)
2. What are the limitations of surgical lung biopsy in the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease? (0:41)
3. What is transbronchial lung cryobiopsy and what are its advantages? (1:30)
4. What is known about the safety of this procedure? (2:31)
5. Could you tell us a little about the aims and design of the COLDICE study? (3:21)
Speaker disclosures: Lauren Troy has nothing to disclose in relation to this video interview.
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Filmed at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2019, Madrid, Spain.
