Diagnostic efficacy and safety of navigational bronchoscopy (NB) in the investigation of challenging lung lesions

Conclusion: NB is a safe modality to sample lung lesions in patients with comorbidities and a poor PS. Our results show low diagnostic efficacy for these challenging cases. Negative NB should therefore be followed by further investigations.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - December 6, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: khan, a., Hardavella, G., Warwick, G., McCaughan, F., desai, s., mulholland, n., greenwood, n., whitaker, d. Tags: Lung Cancer Source Type: research