ArticleAnnals of thoracic medicine
Predictive factors for a successful diagnostic bronchoscopy of ground-glass nodules.
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- Findings of virtual bronchoscopic navigation can predict the diagnostic rate of primary lung cancer by bronchoscopy in patients with peripheral lung lesions.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
- Diagnostic value of ultrathin bronchoscopy in peripheral pulmonary lesions: a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Review
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Abstract
introductionSince the National Lung Screening Trial demonstrated the utility of low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer, the detection rate of ground-glass nodules (GGNs) has increased. Endobronchial ultrasound with a guide sheath (EBUS-GS) is widely performed to diagnose peripheral pulmonary lesions, but there are not enough reports on the predictive ability of EBUS-GS in diagnosing GGNs. The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive factors for a successful diagnostic bronchoscopy for GGNs.
methodsConsecutive patients who underwent diagnostic bronchoscopy for GGNs from September 2012 to January 2016 were enrolled in this study. From these, cases who underwent EBUS-GS were selected. They were reviewed and analyzed to examine the association between the diagnostic yield and the following clinical factors: lesion size, lobar position, location, consolidation-to-tumor ratio, visibility on X-ray, use of virtual bronchoscopy, bronchus sign, guide sheath size, and number of biopsies.
resultsWe enrolled 254 cases, of which 167 were diagnosed using EBUS-GS (65.7% diagnostic yield). Univariate analysis indicated that a positive bronchus sign was a significant factor for higher diagnostic yield (72.9% vs. 34.0%;
conclusionsOur results suggest that a positive bronchus sign and the use of virtual bronchoscopy are positive predictive factors for successful diagnostic bronchoscopy of GGNs.
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