ABSTRACT
ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of transbronchoscopic lung biopsy (TBLB) without X-ray fluoroscopy in patients with peripheral pulmonary lesions.Methods Fifty patients with peripheral and diffuse pulmonary lesions and without cavity lesions from January to December 2011 were selected and examined by conventional hronchoscopy.According to the anatomical orientation of CT image and bronchial tree path,TBLB was performed by electronic bronchoscope.ResultsThere were 63 cases of TBLB in 50 patients and 30 patients got confirmed diagnosis (60.0％),including 24 cases in 35patients with peripheral pulmonary lesions (68.6％),and 6 cases in 15 patients with diffuse pulmonary lesions (40.0％).There was no severe complication during and after electronic bronchoscopy.ConclusionsTBLB without X-ray fluoroscopy is a convenient,safe and repeatable operational method with fewer complications.It has higher clinic diagnostic value in pulmonary diseases.