ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2019
Role of Bronchoscopic Techniques in the Diagnosis of Thoracic Sarcoidosis.
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- Pulmonary granulomas confirmed in Blau syndrome using TBLC specimens: Case report.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis in tuberculosis endemic area-a narrative review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Review
- Differential diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis: a review.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Review
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- The Relationship between Tumor Development and Sarcoidosis in Aspects of Carcinogenesis before and after the Onset of Sarcoidosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- [Sarcoidosis and berylliosis].Der Internist · 2022Review
- Role of EBUS-TBNA in Non-Neoplastic Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy: Review of Literature.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Association Between Bronchoscopy and the Prognoses of Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units: A Retrospective Study Based on the MIMIC-IV Database.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Article
- Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): Technical Updates and Pathological Yield.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Diagnostic Yield of Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy Compared to Transbronchial Forceps Biopsy in Patients with Sarcoidosis in a Prospective, Randomized, Multicentre Cross-Over Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Management of Sarcoidosis, a Selection of Topical Items Updating.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
The diagnosis of sarcoidosis relies on clinical and radiological presentation, evidence of non-caseating granulomas in histopathology and exclusion of alternative causes of granulomatous inflammation. Currently, a proper diagnosis, with a high level of confidence, is considered as key to the appropriate diagnosis and management of the disease. In this sense, this review aims to provide a brief overview on the role of bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of thoracic sarcoidosis, incorporating newer techniques to establish, including endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA), transesophageal ultrasound-guided needle aspiration with the use of an echo bronchoscope (EUS-B-FNA) and transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC). Most of the literature reports the diagnostic superiority of endosonographic techniques, such as EBUS-TBNA alone or in combination with EUS-FNA, over conventional bronchoscopic modalities in diagnosing Scadding stages I and II of the disease. Moreover, TBLC may be considered a useful and safe diagnostic tool for thoracic sarcoidosis, overcoming some limitations of transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB), avoiding more invasive modalities and being complementary to endosonographic procedures such as EBUS-TBNA.
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