Abstract | OBJECTIVES: Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) by videothoracoscopy for diffuse interstitial lung diseases is recommended for detailed diagnosis. Because substantial mortality and morbidity are associated with this procedure, its safety and diagnostic yield should be validated. METHODS: Sixty-four patients with diffuse interstitial lung disease who received SLB by videothoracoscopy between 2007 and 2013 were retrospectively analyzed for mortality, surgical complication, and diagnosis. Criteria for the procedure included patients <70-year old, who had at least 60 % vital capacity and at least 40 % diffusion capacity. Patients with radiologically definite usual interstitial pneumonia were not eligible. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Surgical lung biopsy for diffuse interstitial lung diseases is safe under appropriate inclusion criteria and provides definite diagnosis.
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Authors | Makoto Sonobe, Tomohiro Handa, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Masaaki Sato, Toshihiko Sato, Fengshi Chen, Mitsugu Omasa, Toru Bando, Hiroshi Date, Michiaki Mishima |
Journal | General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
(Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg)
Vol. 62
Issue 6
Pg. 376-82
(Jun 2014)
ISSN: 1863-6713 [Electronic] Japan |
PMID | 24623116
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Biopsy
(methods)
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Length of Stay
- Lung
(pathology, surgery)
- Lung Diseases, Interstitial
(pathology, surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pneumothorax
(etiology)
- Retrospective Studies
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
(adverse effects)
- Young Adult
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