Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy as an adjunct diagnostic tool in the Danish lung cancer diagnostic pathway: an initial retrospective single centre series.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The performance of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is reported with substantial variation, which may question its clinical usefulness. However, ENB may hold its true value when used as an additional minimal invasive diagnostic option before potential surgery in selected diagnostically challenging patients where traditional diagnostic methods have failed. We evaluated the safety and performance of ENB when used as an adjunct diagnostic tool in the Danish lung cancer diagnostic pathway (DLCDP) and its ability to reduce surgical diagnostic procedures.

Methods

A retrospective study was performed on eighty-two consecutive patients at Odense University Hospital from June 2016 to March 2018 with diagnostically challenging pulmonary lesions referred for ENB

SUBMITTER: Stenger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7578505 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature