Titre
Pulmonary infiltrates in patients with haematologic malignancies: transbronchial lung biopsy increases the diagnostic yield with respect to neoplastic infiltrates and toxic pneumonitis.
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Mulabecirovic, A.
Auteure/Auteur
Gaulhofer, P.
Auteure/Auteur
Auner, H.W.
Auteure/Auteur
Popper, H.
Auteure/Auteur
Krause, R.
Auteure/Auteur
Hesse, C.
Auteure/Auteur
Sill, H.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
0939-5555
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2004-07
Volume
83
Numéro
7
Première page
420
Dernière page/numéro d’article
422
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
We retrospectively evaluated 107 fiberoptic bronchoscopies with and without transbronchial lung biopsy (TBLB) in 98 consecutive patients with haematologic malignancies and pulmonary infiltrates. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) was performed in 45 and BAL plus TBLB in 62 procedures. There was no procedure-related severe haemorrhage, pneumothorax or death. Infectious aetiology was identified in 26 of 107 (24%), toxic pneumonitis in 17 of 107 (16%) and neoplastic infiltration in 9 of 107 (8.5%) episodes. Combined BAL and TBLB was significantly superior to BAL alone with respect to the diagnosis of neoplastic infiltrates (p=0.008) and toxic pneumonitis (p<0.001) and should therefore be included in the diagnostic work-up of this patient cohort.
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2024-12-02T15:50:12.584Z
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2025-05-20T19:12:42Z