Diagnostic yield of virtual bronchoscope navigation combined with radial endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial cryo-biopsy for peripheral pulmonary nodules: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) was a useful method for the diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary nodules (PPNs), but the smaller tissue samples obtained often could not meet the subsequent molecular pathological diagnosis. The purposes of this study were to assess the diagnostic yield of virtual bronchoscope navigation (VBN) combined with radial endobronchial ultrasound (rEBUS) guided transbronchial cryo-biopsy (TBCB) and to compare it with TBLB.

Methods

Patients with PPNs, who planned to undergo bronchoscopy and were admitted to Henan Provincial People's Hospital and Zhoukou Central Hospital from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, were divided into the TBCB group (experimental group) and TBLB group (control group) using the block randomization method. TBCB and

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9096374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature