Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases
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Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Aug 2015
[Endobronchial ultrasonography with distance by thin bronchoscopy in diagnosing peripheral pulmonary lesions].
To evaluate the efficacy, safety and factors related to diagnostic yield of transbronchial biopsy (TBB) using thin bronchoscopy to endobronchial ultrasonography with distance ( EBUS-D) for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs). ⋯ Using EBUS-D-TBB with a thin bronchoscope, the vast majority of peripheral pulmonary lesions could be identified. The modality was far more cost-effective than EBUS-GS and there were no significant complications associated with this procedure. Lesion size, connection to the visceral pleura and radial probe through the lesion influenced the diagnostic yield.