Computed tomography-guided bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of small peripheral pulmonary lesions : A retrospective study of 240 examinations in a single academic center

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BACKGROUND: Factors that affect the diagnostic yield in computed tomography (CT)-guided bronchoscopy have not yet been fully evaluated. To improve the diagnostic yield of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) by CT-guided bronchoscopy, we quantitatively analyzed factors affecting the diagnostic yield.

METHODS: The data were collected for 240 PPLs in 237 patients examined by using CT-guided bronchoscopy between October 2003 and November 2011 in our respiratory center. The association of diagnostic yield with the CT bronchus sign (CT-BS), lesion size, location, number of tissue specimens, and type of bronchoscope was retrospectively assessed.

RESULTS: The diagnostic yield of PPLs with negative CT-BS was significantly lower (2.9%) than that for PPLs with positive CT-BS (52.2%; p<0.01). Among the PPLs with positive CT-BS, the yield was significantly higher in those in the left S(3) than for lesions in other bronchial segments (83.3% vs. 50.3%; p<0.05). Lesion size was not significantly associated with diagnostic yield. The yield was significantly lower in PPLs without lung tissue specimens than in lesions with biopsy specimens (p<0.01). Moreover, a thin bronchoscope produced a higher yield in comparison with other bronchoscope types (66.0% vs. 47.6%; p<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that the number of biopsy specimens was an independent factor affecting diagnostic yield.

CONCLUSIONS: CT-guided bronchoscopy is valuable in the diagnosis of PPLs with positive CT-BS regardless of lesion size; however, PPLs with negative CT-BS are not good candidates for CT-guided bronchoscopy. Obtaining tissue specimens by biopsy is a critical factor in diagnosing PPLs.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:54

Enthalten in:

Respiratory investigation - 54(2016), 5 vom: 14. Sept., Seite 347-54

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tokoro, Yayoi [VerfasserIn]
Yasuo, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Hama, Mineyuki [VerfasserIn]
Ichiyama, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Horiuchi, Toshimichi [VerfasserIn]
Ushiki, Atsuhito [VerfasserIn]
Kawakami, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Honda, Takayuki [VerfasserIn]
Hanaoka, Masayuki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bronchoscopy
CT-guided bronchoscopy
CT-guided transbronchial biopsy
Comparative Study
Diagnostic sensitivity
Journal Article
Small peripheral pulmonary lesion

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Date Completed 27.07.2017

Date Revised 27.07.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.resinv.2016.04.004

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NLM263801721