Publications by authors named "D Shitrit"
Background: The radiologic criteria of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) guidelines focus on four HP compatible features (HPCF) in high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT): ground glass opacities, mosaic attenuation, air-trapping, and centrilobular nodules. However, evidence to support these criteria are limited.
Methods: Consecutive interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients who underwent HRCT between 2016 and 2021 in three medical centers were included.
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- - Aspirin is generally safe for patients undergoing certain bronchoscopy procedures, but its safety during bronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) had not been previously studied.
- - A study involving 172 patients undergoing TBLC found no significant increase in bleeding risk when patients were on aspirin; however, the combination of aspirin and clopidogrel was associated with a notably higher risk of bleeding.
- - The findings suggest that TBLC can be performed safely for patients taking aspirin alone, but caution is needed for those also taking clopidogrel, highlighting the need for further research.
Background: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) evaluation often requires lung biopsy for definite diagnosis. In recent years, transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBCB) emerged as a procedure with higher diagnostic yield than transbronchial forceps biopsy (TBFB), especially for fibrotic ILDs. Nonetheless, studies comparing these modalities in non-fibrotic ILDs and for specific ILD diagnoses are scarce.
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