Safety and efficacy of cryobiopsy for the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis compared with forceps biopsy and surgical lung biopsy

Safety and efficacy of cryobiopsy for the diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis compared with forceps biopsy and surgical lung biopsy

Abstract Background Transbronchial lung forceps biopsy (TBFB) is recommended before a surgical lung biopsy (SLB) when a definitive diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is required for patients without any additional confirmatory features. Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBCB) has been suggest...

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Main Authors: Yao Yao, Xiaobo Chen, Huanjie Chen, Zhulin Xiao, Shiyue Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Bronchoscopy and interventional techniques
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Respiratory function tests
Surgical lung biopsy
Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy
Transbronchial lung forceps biopsy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02810-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-023-02810-z

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