The effect of 1.9-mm versus 2.4-mm probes in transbronchial cryobiopsies for interstitial lung diseases: a prospective analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transbronchial cryobiopsy (TBCB) is critical procedure in the diagnosis interstitial lung diseases (ILD). The procedure utilizes cryoprobes of different sizes (1.9-mm or 2.4-mm probes). This study aimed to compare the effect of different cryoprobe types on the outcomes of TBCB.

Methods

This study was analyzed from an updated single-center prospective cohort study between September 2018 and January 2020 (NCT04047667). TBCB was performed in patients with ILD using 1.9-mm or 2.4-mm cryoprobes. The size and quality of specimens, complications, and histopathological and multidisciplinary discussion (MDD) diagnoses were compared between the cryoprobes.

Results

TBCB was performed on 52 and 164 patients with 1.9- and 2.4-mm cryoprobes, respectively. The specimens o

SUBMITTER: Zhou G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859758 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature