Table 3.
Comparison between diagnosis accuracy by TBB and that by TBLC.
| < 15 mm | ≥ 15 mm | p | |
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| TBB | 5/11 (45 %) | 6/18 (33 %) | 0,540 |
| TBLC | 6/11 (54 %) | 14/18 (78 %) | 0,230 |
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| Lower lobes | Other lobes | ||
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| TBB | 6/15 (40 %) | 5/14 (36 %) | 0,820 |
| TBLC | 10/15 (67 %) | 10/14 (71 %) | 0,791 |
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| Malignant disease | Benign disease | ||
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| TBB | 8/23 (35 %) | 3/6 (50 %) | 0,555 |
| TBLC | 14/23 (61 %) | 4/6 (67 %) | 0,73 |
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| EBUS + | EBUS - | ||
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| TBB | 7/19 (37 %) | 4/10 (40 %) | 0,876 |
| TBLC | 13/19 (68 %) | 7/10 (70 %) | 0,934 |
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| Bronchus sign + | Bronchus sign - | ||
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| TBB | 3/11 (27 %) | 8/18 (44 %) | 0,329 |
| TBLC | 8/11 (73 %) | 12/18 (67 %) | 0,816 |
Note: abbreviations: TBB = transbronchial biopsy; TBLC = transbronchial lung cryobiopsy; EBUS = endobronchial ultrasonography; EBUS + = nodule visualization by EBUS miniprobe. EBUS - = no nodule visualization by EBUS miniprobe. Bronchus sign + = presence of a bronchus sign. Bronchus sign - = absence of bronchus sign.