title: Transbronchial lung biopsy in diffuse lung disease--a study of 28 cases.
abstract: Twenty-eight patients with diffuse lung disease underwent transbronchial lung biopsy during fibreoptic bronchoscopy. In 26 patients (93%) adequate tissue was obtained. Of these 26 biopsies specific diagnosis was possible in 20 (76%); a further 2 had non-specific inflammatory changes and a third, who was clinically normal, had normal lung. The inclusion of these cases raises the yield to 88%. The conditions most frequently seen were interstitial fibrosis (35%) and granulomatous diseases (31%). Three patients (11%) had procedure related pneumothorax; only one required a chest tube. This is a high yield, safe procedure and should be used more widely in India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhusnurmath
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Jindal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged