2016
Comparison of Transbronchial and Cryobiopsies in Evaluation of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
Ramaswamy A, Homer R, Killam J, Pisani MA, Murphy TE, Araujo K, Puchalski J. Comparison of Transbronchial and Cryobiopsies in Evaluation of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease. Journal Of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology 2016, 23: 14-21. PMID: 26705007, PMCID: PMC4864578, DOI: 10.1097/lbr.0000000000000246.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse parenchymal lung diseaseTransbronchial lung cryobiopsyTransbronchial lung biopsyParenchymal lung diseaseLung diseaseFlexible bronchoscopyDiagnostic yieldTertiary care academic centerVideo-assisted thoracoscopic surgeryInterstitial lung diseaseHigh diagnostic yieldTBLB specimensLung biopsyLung cryobiopsyMassive hemoptysisPrior malignancyThoracoscopic surgeryClinicopathologic featuresHypersensitivity pneumonitisModerate sedationRetrospective studyTherapeutic optionsMean ageFinal diagnosisPostprocedural outcomes
2012
Chronic inflammation and lung fibrosis: pleotropic syndromes but limited distinct phenotypes
Gifford AH, Matsuoka M, Ghoda LY, Homer RJ, Enelow RI. Chronic inflammation and lung fibrosis: pleotropic syndromes but limited distinct phenotypes. Mucosal Immunology 2012, 5: 480-484. PMID: 22806097, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2012.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisPulmonary fibrosisClinical entityHypersensitivity pneumonitisLung diseaseLung fibrosisDifferent clinical presentationsDistinct phenotypesPostinflammatory fibrosisClinical presentationRheumatoid arthritisChronic inflammationClinical syndromeTherapeutic responseClinical diseaseMultiple potential reasonsFibrosisFibrotic phenotypeExperimental modelDiseaseSyndromeMatrix depositionPhenotypePhenotypic distinctionPneumonitis