Safety and feasibility of ultrathin probe transbronchial lung cryobiopsy without balloon blocker<i>via</i>robotic bronchoscopy in the evaluation of peripheral lung lesions: a retrospective pilot study

Abstract

The incidence of radiographically detected asymptomatic peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPLs) is growing with adoption of lung cancer screening by low-dose chest CT [1]. Diagnostic yields depend on synergy between guided bronchoscopic technologies, real-time procedural imaging feedback and tissue acquisition tools. Footnotes This manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the ERJ Open Research . It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJOR online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article.