Cryobiopsy as a New Tool for Complications Diagnosis During Follow-up After Lung Transplantation: Single Institution Case Series.

ABSTRACT Background The first description of performing a new diagnostic procedure, cryobiopsy, in lung transplant recipients in Poland. Methods Three cases of patients after lung transplantation were analyzed in context of the procedure of cryobiopsy, which was performed in a hybrid room with a bronchoscopic video track and C-arm radiograph. Patients were subjected to complete anesthesia and intubated. Two or three sections with an average diameter of 5 mm were collected. Results The sections were large and fully diagnostic. In all 3 described cases they brought a decisive element into diagnosis. Conclusions Cryobiopsy is a useful tool in the differential diagnosis of lesions and complications that occur after lung transplantation.