Diagnostic efficacy of cryobiopsy for peripheral pulmonary lesions with ground-glass opacity: a propensity score-matched analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) with ground-glass opacity (GGO) are generally difficult to diagnose via bronchoscopy. Cryobiopsy, a recently introduced technique, provides quantitatively and qualitatively superior tissues compared with conventional biopsy methods and can improve diagnostic outcomes. However, its diagnostic accuracy has not been specifically investigated. Therefore, this study aimed to determine whether the combined use of cryobiopsy improves the diagnostic yield for PPLs with GGO.

Methods

Consecutive patients who underwent bronchoscopy combined with radial endobronchial ultrasound and virtual bronchoscopic navigation for PPLs with GGO were retrospectively reviewed between June 2014 and May 2020. Cryobiopsy was introduced at our institution in

SUBMITTER: Furuse H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11484722 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature