Open AccessEndobronchial cryobiopsy or forceps biopsy for lung cancer diagnosis
Author(s) -
Zafer Aktaş,
Ersin Günay,
Nevin Taci Hoca,
Aydın Yilmaz,
Funda Demırağ,
Si̇bel Günay,
Tuğrul Şipit,
Emine Bahar Kurt
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.69117
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps , bronchoscopy , biopsy , lung cancer , radiology , flexible bronchoscopy , surgery , pathology
Invasive procedures such as bronchoscopic biopsy, bronchial washing, and bronchial brushing are widely used in diagnosis of lung cancers. The mean diagnostic rate with bronchoscopic forceps biopsy is 74% in central tumors. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of cryobiopsies in histopathological diagnosis.