The main objective of this study is to compare two independent groups of patients requiring lung biopsy for undetermined interstitial lung disease (ILD) in terms of diagnostic confidence as determined by histologists.
Patient with purported interstitial lung disease
Patient requiring a surgical lung biopsy to reinforce diagnosis according to current recommendations and validated by a multidisciplinary assessment
Minimum age: 18 years
Contra-indication for surgery
Uncontrolled oesophageal gastric reflux despite optimal treatment
Thoracic deformation (For example, pectus excavatum/carinatum or major scoliosis)
Risk of pleural adhesion (For example, patient who has already undergone thoracic surgery)
University Hospital, Montpellier
Lead sponsor
Grace Asso (Groupe francophone de Réhabilitation Améliorée après Chirurgie)
Collaborator