Publications by authors named "Alana Barrios-Ruiz"
Article Synopsis
- Recent advancements in bronchoscopic techniques have led to a need for comparative data on methods for sampling peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs), particularly between bronchoscopy and CT-guided biopsies.
- A meta-analysis of 363 studies revealed that CT-guided transthoracic biopsy (CT-TBNA) had the highest diagnostic yield (88.9%), followed closely by robot-assisted bronchoscopy (RAB) at 84.8%, while radial endobronchial ultrasound (rEBUS) had the lowest yield at 72%.
- Despite CT-TBNA being the most effective method, it also had the highest complication rate, prompting a recommendation for more prospective studies to directly compare CT-TBNA and RAB
