Bronchoscopic Diagnosis of Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Using Endobronchial Ultrasonography-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and Transbronchial Lung Cryobiopsy (TBLC): A Safe and High-Yield Dual Approach
The combination of EBUS-TBNA and TBLC is a safe and highly effective diagnostic approach for pulmonary sarcoidosis, particularly in patients with nodular CT findings. This dual strategy may reduce the need for surgical biopsy and facilitate earlier diagnosis and treatment initiation.
Authors
- Mizuki Yuasa
- Mitsukuni Sakabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6517-849X)
- Kohei Yoshimine
- Hiro Kiyosue (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3305-8316)
- Hideki Kawasaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0288-8667)
- Mizuki Muranaka
- Kazunori Tobino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3456-6833)
- Hiroaki Ota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0361-6540)
- Hinako Kori
Institutions
- Aso Iizuka Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.95356
- Primary Topic
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00