Pino APP, Cabanes VL, Hernández DA, Vega RI, Pino FA, Duvergel CD, Scull HM

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: The early diagnosis of diseases that affect the lung parenchyma, whether malignant or benign, is of vital importance to reduce mortality, which is high. Transbronchoscopic lung biopsy is fundamental in the diagnosis of these diseases since it is highly effective and least invasive.
Objective: To evaluate the results of transbronchoscopic lung biopsy in parenchymal lesions and their complications.
Methods: A descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in patients who underwent transbronchoscopic lung biopsy in parenchymal lesions at "Hermanos Ameijeiras" Hospital Pneumology department, over 10 years. The definitive diagnoses, the type of radiological affectation, the risk factors and the complications of said procedure were taken into account as variables.
Results: 154 patients were biopsied, 51 were diagnosed with a non-malignant disease and 78 with a neoplastic disease. Twenty-five patients with abnormal chest radiography were not diagnosed using this technique. An adequate sample was obtained in 145 patients (94.1 %) with diagnostic accuracy of 83.7 % in interstitial, malignant and infectious lung disease. The number of complications was minimal.
Conclusions: Transbronchoscopic lung biopsy has high diagnostic yield with a low number of complications.