SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2022
Efficacy and Safety of Pleural Cryobiopsy vs. Forceps Biopsy for Evaluation of Undiagnosed Pleural Effusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- The usefulness of full-thickness biopsy during semi-rigid pleuroscopy for differentiating between malignant pleural mesothelioma and non-specific pleurisy.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Intercostal Artery Screening with Color Doppler Thoracic Ultrasound in Pleural Procedures: A Potential Yet Underexplored Imaging Modality for Minimizing Iatrogenic Bleeding Risk in Interventional Pulmonology.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Pleural dissemination of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma diagnosed using semi-rigid thoracoscopic pleural cryobiopsy.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2025Article
- Cryobiopsy as a Salvage Technique Following Negative Flexible Forceps Biopsy of the Pleura Under Rapid On-Site Evaluation Guidance: A Prospective Study.Canadian respiratory journal · 2025Article
- NCCP-ICS joint consensus-based clinical practice guidelines on medical thoracoscopy.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society · 2024Article
- Medical thoracoscopy with cryobiopsy as diagnostic tool for pleural metastatic in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a rare case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Malignant pleural effusion: current understanding and therapeutic approach.Respiratory research · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background: Pleural cryobiopsy is a novel technique for the diagnosis of pleural pathologies. However, the safety and feasibility of this modality compared to standard forceps for pleural biopsy has not been fully elucidated. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to establish the efficacy and safety of cryobiopsy for evaluation of undiagnosed pleural effusion. Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of science databases up to December 16, 2021 to identify relevant articles. We included randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, retrospectives studies and case series that compared pleural cryobiopsy and forceps biopsy. A qualitative assessment was performed using the QUADAS-2 tool. Results: Of the 365 articles identified by our search, 15 studies were eligible for inclusion. The specimen sizes obtained with cryobiopsy were significantly larger compared with forceps biopsy (Standard mean difference 1.16; 95 % CI: 0.51-1.82; Conclusions: Compared to flexible forceps biopsy pleural cryobiopsy obtained larger and deeper tissue specimens with less crush artifacts but does not show superiority for diagnostic yield. Further studies are still needed to verify these findings.
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