Research Article
Feasibility and Safety of Pleuroscopic Cryobiopsy of the Pleura: A Prospective Study
Table 4
Comparison with similar studies.
| | Medical pleuroscopy patients (n = 51) | Rozman et al. [19] | Thomas et al. [18] | Maturu et al. [20] | Our study |
| | Number of subjects | 15 | 22 | 6 | 92 | | Age | 61 (33–83) | 72 (47–89) | 50 (29–61) | 64 (22–92) | | Sex (male : female) | 12 : 3 | 21 : 1 | 4 : 2 | 2 : 1 | | Quality of sample | | | | | | Size (mm) (CB versus FB) | NA | 10 versus 4 | 9.2 versus 3.7 | 9.4 versus 4.2 | | Artifacts on histology | | | | | | CB | 6/14 | 2/22 | 0/6 | NA | | FB | NA | 21/22 | 3/4 | NA | | Diagnostic yield | | | | | | CB | 14/14 | 20/22 | 6/6 | 91/92 | | FB | 15/15 | 20/22 | 3/4 | 84/92 | | Final diagnosis of mesothelioma | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | | Bleeding (CB versus FB) | | | | | | Nil | 0 | 17 versus 18 | NA | 84 versus 86 | | Mild | 14 versus 15 | 5 versus 4 | NA | 8 versus 6 | | Moderate to severe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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NA: not available.
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