https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2024.2887
Assessing the effectiveness and safety of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy utilizing a flexible bronchoscope with an endobronchial blocker in diffuse parenchymal lung lesions
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Published: March 15, 2024
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Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) with flexible bronchoscope represents an encouraging modality to obtain a larger size specimen without crush artifact, and a higher diagnostic yield in patients with diffuse parenchymal lung lesions/diseases as compared to conventional transbronchial lung biopsy, and fewer complications as opposed to surgical lung biopsy. Artificial airway is preferred as it provides better airway protection in cases of severe bleeding. Although various researchers have published data on different modalities, the data is not sufficient to standardize a single technique. This study describes the procedural technique, safety, and yield of TBLC using a flexible bronchoscope with an endobronchial blocker. We performed a retrospective analysis of 100 consecutive patients who underwent TBLC using flexible bronchoscopy from May 2018 to June 2022. TBLC samples were obtained under moderate sedation without the use of artificial airway or fluoroscopy. Among the 100 patients, the majority were male (63%). The mean age of the enrolled patients was 44.43±15.92 years. The predominant diagnoses in our study were hypersensitivity pneumonitis (27%), followed by sarcoidosis (12%) and tuberculosis (10%). We obtained alveolated lung tissue in 90 out of 100 cases with a median biopsy size of 5 mm (in greatest dimension, interquartile range 5-4 mm), resulting in a specific histopathological diagnosis in 82 cases. The most frequent complications were bleeding and pneumothorax (13%). Mild bleeding occurred in 58% of the patients, and moderate bleeding occurred in 20% of the patients. There was no episode of severe/life-threatening bleeding. None of the patients required intensive care unit admission or endotracheal intubation. In conclusion, the use of TBLC through flexible bronchoscopy with an endobronchial blocker emerges as a minimally invasive, secure, time-efficient, and readily reproducible technique. Significantly, this procedure can be seamlessly executed in the bronchoscopy suite, eliminating the requirement for an artificial airway or general anesthesia.
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This study was extended in conjunction with the research project labeled as Office letter no: NITRD/PGEC/2017/6109, obtained from the Institutional Research and Ethical Committee.How to Cite
Sharma, Deepak, Vinay V, Jitendra Kumar Saini, Prabhpreet Sethi, Lokender Kumar, and Praveen Kumar Dubey. 2024. “Assessing the Effectiveness and Safety of Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy Utilizing a Flexible Bronchoscope With an Endobronchial Blocker in Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Lesions”. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, March. https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2024.2887.
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