Comparative yield of transbronchial cryo-nodal biopsy, transbronchial intra-nodal forceps biopsy, and transbronchial needle aspiration for mediastinal lesions at a tertiary care center in India (COLD-FORCEPS study)

Submitted: October 11, 2023
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Published: January 15, 2024
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Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guided mediastinal cryobiopsy, and intranodal forceps biopsy are newer modalities for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes. The data regarding the diagnostic yield of both modalities is scarce. Patients were recruited retrospectively from our existing database. Patients who had undergone both an EBUS guided mediastinal cryobiopsy and an intranodal forceps biopsy were enrolled in the study. The final diagnosis was made with a clinical-pathological-radiological assessment and clinico-radiological follow-up after one month. A total of 34 patients were enrolled in the study who had undergone both EBUS guided mediastinal cryobiopsy and intranodal forceps biopsy and had complete data available, including 1-month follow-up data. The sample adequacy rate of EBUS-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), EBUS-TBNA with mediastinal cryobiopsy, and EBUS-TBNA with intranodal forceps biopsy was 94.11%, 97.05%, and 94.11%, respectively (p=0.56). The diagnostic yield achieved in EBUS-TBNA, EBUS-TBNA with mediastinal cryobiopsy, and EBUS-TBNA with intranodal forceps biopsy was 73.52%, 82.35%, and 79.41%, respectively (p=0.38). No major complications were seen in any patient. To conclude, adding EBUS guided mediastinal cryobiopsy and intranodal forceps biopsy to EBUS-TBNA may not be superior to routine EBUS-TBNA.

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An ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional ethics committee of VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi vide serial number- S. No. IEC/VMMC/SJH/Thesis/9/2022/CC-14 dated 6.10.2022.

How to Cite

Madan, Manu, AJ Mahendran, Rohit Kumar, Yash Kedia, Rajnish Kaushik, Pranav Ish, Shibdas Chakrabarti, Neeraj Kumar Gupta, and Nitesh Gupta. 2024. “Comparative Yield of Transbronchial Cryo-Nodal Biopsy, Transbronchial Intra-Nodal Forceps Biopsy, and Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Mediastinal Lesions at a Tertiary Care Center in India (COLD-FORCEPS Study)”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, January. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2024.2813.

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