The efficacy and safety of radial endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial lung cryobiopsy in the diagnosis of lung disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is a novel technology in which a cryoprobe is used to obtain large tissue samples from the lungs of patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) and peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). We aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of TBLC in the diagnosis of peripheral lung diseases in the Endoscopy Center of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital. Further, the application value of radial endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS) used to determine the optimal area for cryobiopsy was evaluated in this study.

Methods

In this retrospective study, the data of patients with unclarified ILDs or PPLs who underwent TBLC guided by R-EBUS between April 2020 and December 2021 at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital in China were analyzed.

Results

A total

SUBMITTER: Yang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797348 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature