Diagnostic value of ultrasound-guided transbronchial lung biopsy in peripheral tuberculous pulmonary lesions.

Diagn Cytopathol

Department of Tuberculosis, Affiliated Hangzhou Chest Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.

Published: December 2022

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  • * Of the 44 patients with detected lesions through EBUS-TBLB, 26 were accurately diagnosed, yielding a 59.1% success rate, and 22 out of 33 diagnosed benign cases turned out to be active tuberculosis, resulting in a 66.7% diagnostic yield.
  • * The research highlighted that the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) had a higher diagnostic rate compared to tissue samples, with a notable 95.6% positive rate, suggesting that EBUS-T

Article Abstract

Background: To investigate the diagnostic value of bronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial lung biopsy (EBUS-TBLB) in tuberculous peripheral pulmonary lesions.

Methods: A total of 770 patients who completed CT imaging and ultrasound bronchoscopy were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent biopsy sampling as well as alveolar lavage under the guidance of ultrasound. Pathological analysis and molecular biological detection of pulmonary tuberculosis were performed in both pathological tissues and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), and the diagnostic positive rate and diagnostic sensitivity were statistically analyzed.

Results: Of the 44 patients who were found to have lesions by EBUS-TBLB, 26 patients were able to achieve a definite diagnosis of PPLs, with an overall diagnostic yield of 59.1%. Of the 33 patients with all diagnosed benign lesions, 22 were diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis with the diagnostic yield of 66.7%. Among above 22 cases, the overall positive rate of BALF diagnosis was as high as 95.6%, and the highest diagnostic rate of a single test was BALF XpertMTB/RIF, 59.1%. Compared with pathological tissues, the diagnostic positive rate of BALF as a diagnostic specimen was higher (p < .05). In addition, the diagnostic yield of EBUS-TBLB in pulmonary tuberculosis was not affected by patient's age, lesion extent size, EBUS probe position, presence or tracheal grade, or characteristics of lesions (all p > .05).

Conclusion: Transbronchial radial ultrasound-guided lung biopsy of tuberculous PPLs possesses higher diagnostic rate, fewer complications and less interference, exerts potential application value in the diagnosis of tuberculous peripheral pulmonary lesions.

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