Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy guided by virtual bronchoscopy navigation
in a child with diffuse alveolar hemorrhage syndrome:a case report
Abstract
there are several advantages to the use of transbronchial lung
cryobiopsy (TBLC), including less trauma, fewer complications, large and
high-quality specimens, and lower cost. This procedure is mainly used
for the etiological diagnosis of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases
(DPLD) [2] and its most common complications, including bleeding and
pneumothorax. Virtual bronchoscopy navigation (VBN) can assist
bronchoscopists in pinpointing the target area in the lung and designing
an appropriate navigation pathway to accurately reach the target lesion
[3]. Thus, VBN improves the rate of diagnosis and reduces the risk
of bleeding and pneumothorax. In this report, which we believe to be the
first of its kind, we performed TBLC guided by VBN.