TY - JOUR AU - Mahmud, Talha AU - Saqib, Muhammad AU - Aasim, Muhammad PY - 2018/03/23 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - TRANSBRONCHIAL LUNG BIOPSY: TWO YEARS EXPERIENCE OF A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE JF - Journal of Postgraduate Medical Institute JA - J Postgrad Med Inst VL - 32 IS - 1 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/2270 SP - AB - <div class="page" title="Page 1"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><p><span>Objectives: </span><span>To determine the outcome and safety of transbronchial lung bi- opsy (TBLB) in various pulmonary disorders, conducted at the Department of Pulmonology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Federal Postgraduate Medical Institute (FPGMI) Lahore, Pakistan. </span></p> <p><span>Methodology: </span><span>It was a case series consisting of 50 TBLB procedures conducted via flexible fibreoptic bronchoscope (among &gt;200 diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopic procedures) over 24 months (April 2015 to April 2017). The data were entered and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.0. </span></p> <p><span>Results: </span><span>Fifty TBLB procedures yielded results in 45 patients (90%), while 5 (10%) remained inconclusive. Among all patients, pulmonary sarcoidosis was diagnosed in 12 (24%), malignant disease in 9 (18%), pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in 5 (10%), chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (CHP) in 4 (8%), orga- nizing pneumonia (OP) in 3 (6%), slowly resolving bacterial pneumonia in 5 (10%), non-specific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) in 4 (8%) and others in 3(6%) of patients. Per procedural bleeding after TBLB occurred in around 13 (30%) but none developed a pneumothorax, hemodynamic instability or death during the procedure. </span></p> <p><span>Conclusion: </span><span>TBLB is a safe bronchoscopic procedure and carries a high diag- nostic yield in disorders involving the pulmonary parenchyma. </span></p></div></div></div><p> </p> ER -