1. Technical tips, diagnostic yield and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy.
- Author
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Soo CI, Huan NC, and Kho SS
- Subjects
- Humans, Retrospective Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Female, Aged, Mediastinum pathology, Malaysia, Bronchoscopy methods, Bronchoscopy adverse effects, Cryosurgery methods, Adult, Lung Neoplasms pathology, Lung Neoplasms diagnosis, Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration methods, Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration adverse effects
- Abstract
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is commonly used to diagnose and stage lung cancer. In clinical practice, cytology specimens from EBUS-TBNA may be low in cellularity, especially with necrotic lesions. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy (EBUS-TBMC) has recently become the preferred method for obtaining histology biopsy. This retrospective cohort study analysed the first 30 patients who have undergone EBUS-TBMC in a tertiary centre in Malaysia. EBUS-TBMC demonstrated a high diagnostic yield and good safety profile. All the samples obtained were adequate for the detection of driver alteration by next-generation sequencing.
- Published
- 2024