Feasibility of cryobiopsy specimen retrieval through standard guide sheath for peripheral pulmonary lesions without bronchoscope removal

• Main Authors: Kho, Sze Shyang, Tan, Shirin Hui, Larry Ellee Nyanti, Chai, Chan Sin, Adam Malik, Ismail, Teck, Tie Siew
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. 2024
• Subjects: RA1-1270 Public aspects of medicine; RC705-779 Diseases of the respiratory system
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42078/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42078/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42078/; https://doi.org/10.1097/LBR.0000000000000982
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Background: Transbronchial cryobiopsy is a promising technique for biopsy of peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL). However, cryobiopsy specimen retrieval can pose problems due to the risk of bleeding during the blind period when the bronchoscope and cryoprobe are removed en bloc. Artificial airways an...