Diagnostic yield of radial probe endobronchial ultrasonography-guided transbronchial biopsy without fluoroscopy in peripheral pulmonary lesions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Although radial probe endobronchial ultrasound (R-EBUS) has been used to investigate peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs), its diagnostic performance without fluoroscopy remains unclear. We sought to determine the diagnostic yield of R-EBUS-guided transbronchial biopsy (TBB) without fluoroscopy.

Methods

We performed a systematic literature review using Pubmed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register. Then, we performed a proportional meta-analysis to determine the diagnostic yield of this modality. Subgroup and meta-regression analyses were used to identify factors affecting the performance of R-EBUS-guided TBB without fluoroscopy.

Results

We identified 31 studies consisting of a total of 6491 patients. Pooled overall diagnostic yield of R-EBUS-guided TBB wit

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature