Why the study?
Lymphangiomatosis is typically diagnosed using surgical lung biopsy or lymphangiography, both of which present significant technical challenges.
Population
A 20-year-old asymptomatic man with suspected lymphangiomatosis
Design
Case report
Authors
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TBLC enabled first noninvasive lymphangiomatosis diagnosis; leaves open its broader role versus surgical biopsy.
This case demonstrates that transbronchial lung cryobiopsy can serve as an effective, minimally invasive diagnostic tool for lymphangiomatosis.
Ito et al. (2025) studied this question.
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