Transbronchial lung biopsy in diffuse pulmonary disease

• Published in: Zeitschrift fur Erkrankungen der Atmungsorgane Vol. 170; no. 2; p. 132
• Main Author: Zajaczkowska, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 1988
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biopsy; Bronchoscopy; Female; Humans; Lung - pathology; Lung Diseases - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Fibrosis - pathology; Sarcoidosis - pathology

Transbronchial lung biopsy (TBB) was performed via the fibreoptic bronchoscope in 243 patients with bilateral diffuse pulmonary shadows. Histological diagnosis was established in 54.4%. The highest diagnostic yield was obtained in sarcoidosis (73.7%), the lowest in the group of cases denoted "f...