High-Definition Videobronchoscopy for the Diagnosis of Airway Involvement in Sarcoidosis: The Enhance Sarcoidosis Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability of high-definition (HD) videobronchoscopy to detect airway involvement in sarcoidosis has not been evaluated previously.

Research question

What is the role of HD videobronchoscopy in the identification of sarcoidosis-associated airway abnormalities (AAs)? What are the patterns of AAs more commonly observed and more frequently associated with the detection of granulomas in endobronchial biopsy (EBB)?

Study design and methods

In this prospective international multicenter cohort study, consecutive patients with suspected sarcoidosis underwent airway inspection with an HD videobronchoscope and EBB using a standardized workflow. AAs were classified according to six patterns defined a priori: nodularity, cobblestoning, thickening, plaque, increased va

SUBMITTER: Livi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10635836 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature