[Transbronchial brush biopsy under TV-fluoroscopy control (author's transl)].
Transbronchial brush biopsy is indicated when routine methods fail to establish the diagnosis of a pulmonary lesion. More than 50 biopsies have been performed without complications. The diagnostic accuracy of about 50% positive reports will definitively improve with the better selection of cases and with greater experience with this technique.
D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013690:Television
Die endobronchiale Bürstenbiopsie nach selektiver Sondierung unter Durchleuchtungskontrolle