Comparison of Diagnostic Yield and Safety between Semirigid Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion

Chung-Shu Lee; Shih-Hong Li; Chih-Hao Chang; Fu-Tsai Chung; Li-Chung Chiu; Chun-Liang Chou; Chih-Wei Wang; Shu-Min Lin

doi:10.1155/2019/5490896

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2019)

Comparison of Diagnostic Yield and Safety between Semirigid Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion

Chung-Shu Lee,
Shih-Hong Li,
Chih-Hao Chang,
Fu-Tsai Chung,
Li-Chung Chiu,
Chun-Liang Chou,
Chih-Wei Wang,
Shu-Min Lin

Affiliations

Chung-Shu Lee: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Shih-Hong Li: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Chih-Hao Chang: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Fu-Tsai Chung: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Li-Chung Chiu: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Chun-Liang Chou: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Chih-Wei Wang: Department of Anatomic Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
Shu-Min Lin: Department of Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/5490896
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2019

Abstract

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For undiagnosed pleural effusion, diagnostic yields and safety were similar between pleuroscopic cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy, but cryobiopsy obtained a larger pleural tissue sample than forceps biopsy.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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