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Comparative Study
. 2010;49(12):1097-102.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3225. Epub 2010 Jun 15.

Surgical lung biopsies in 418 patients with suspected interstitial lung disease in China

Deping Zhang  1 , Yin Liu
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Comparative Study

Surgical lung biopsies in 418 patients with suspected interstitial lung disease in China

Deping Zhang et al. Intern Med. 2010.
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Abstract

Background: The present study was aimed to evaluate the role and safety of surgical lung biopsies (SLB) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) in China.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 418 patients with ILD undergoing SLB from Chinese literature and the data of our hospital during the past ten years was performed.

Results: A total of 418 cases underwent SLB, including open lung biopsy (OLB) in 229 cases and video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy (VATLB) in 189 cases. SLB yielded a specific diagnosis for 88.0% cases, and unclassifiable idiopathic interstitial pneumonia diagnosis was seen in 9.1% cases. The total postoperative complication rate was 12.0% and mortality rate was 1.9%. The diagnostic yield, post-operative complication rate, and mortality rate between VATLB and OLB had no significant difference.

Conclusion: SLB is a very useful and relatively safe procedure for diagnosis of ILD.

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