Michimata H, Sumi T, Keira Y, Nagayama D, Koshino Y, Watanabe H, Yamada Y, Tanaka Y, Chiba H. Hemothorax as a complication of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy.
Respirol Case Rep 2022;
10:e01034. [PMID:
36090021 PMCID:
PMC9443670 DOI:
10.1002/rcr2.1034]
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Abstract
There are more complications in transbronchial lung cryobiopsy than in a conventional transbronchial lung biopsy. Respiratory endoscopists should be aware of the potential complications, including rare complications such as hemothorax.
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