Improved Diagnostic Yield and Specimen Quality with EBUS-Guided Forceps Biopsies: A Retrospective Analysis.

CONCLUSIONS: We suggest that relative to SOC, ca-TBFB improves diagnostic yield for sarcoidosis and lymphoma while providing uniformly better tissue quality and cellularity. We propose a protocol for use of this innovative technique.
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Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - October 4, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ray AS, Li C, Murphy TE, Cai G, Araujo KL, Bramley K, DeBiasi EM, Pisani MA, Cortopassi IO, Puchalski JT Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research