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While surgical lung biopsy (SLB) has long been considered the diagnostic gold standard, its invasiveness, associated morbidity, and limited feasibility in high-risk patients have driven the pursuit of less invasive alternatives. Here, we review the current applications, diagnostic yield, procedural techniques, and complications of several bronchoscopic modalities. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) aids in characterizing inflammatory profiles and differentiating among conditions such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis, sarcoidosis, and eosinophilic pneumonia. Endobronchial biopsies (EBBs) and endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) are valuable in diagnosing granulomatous diseases with lymphadenopathy. Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) is effective for peribronchial and centrilobular diseases but is limited by small sample size and tissue distortion. Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBC) enables acquisition of larger, well-preserved parenchymal tissue samples from the peripheral lung. Over recent years, studies have demonstrated that TBC, when interpreted within a multidisciplinary discussion (MDD), achieves diagnostic concordance rates with SLB exceeding 75%, and up to 95% in cases where high diagnostic confidence is reached. When performed in experienced centers using standardized protocols, TBC is considered a viable first-line histopathologic tool in the diagnostic evaluation of ILD. Adequate training and standardization of the TBC procedure are needed to ensure low complication rates and a high yield.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/jcm14093255","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,7]],"date-time":"2025-05-07T11:46:19Z","timestamp":1746618379000},"page":"3255","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"A. 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