Transbronchial cryobiopsy using an ultrathin cryoprobe with a guide sheath for the diagnosis of pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma.

ABSTRACT: Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is difficult to diagnose and relatively rare. Tissue sampling through transbronchial biopsy is often inadequate, necessitating surgical lung biopsy. However, a recently developed technique, transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC), has shown promise for obtaining larger specimens. A 1.1 mm cryoprobe has recently become available, and its usefulness has been increasingly reported. Use of a conventional cryoprobe for TBLC in diagnosing pulmonary MALT lymphoma has been previously reported; however, there are no reports on the use of a 1.1 mm ultrathin cryoprobe and guide sheath (GS). We aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of using a 1.1 mm ultrathin cryoprobe in combination with a GS for diagnosing pulmonary MALT lymphoma using

SUBMITTER: Nogawa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature