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Patirelis A, Elia S, Cristino B, Puxeddu E, Cavalli F, Rogliani P, Pompeo E. Spontaneous Ventilation Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy in Undetermined Interstitial Lung Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:374. [PMID: 38256508 PMCID: PMC10815978 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13020374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/06/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
Abstract
Thoracoscopic surgical biopsy has shown excellent histological characterization of undetermined interstitial lung diseases, although the morbidity rates reported are not negligible. In delicate patients, interstitial lung disease and restrictive ventilatory impairment morbidity are thought to be due at least in part to tracheal intubation with single-lung mechanical ventilation; therefore, spontaneous ventilation thoracoscopic lung biopsy (SVTLB) has been proposed as a potentially less invasive surgical option. This systematic review summarizes the results of SVTLB, focusing on diagnostic yield and operative morbidity. A systematic search for original studies regarding SVTLB published between 2010 to 2023 was performed. In addition, articles comparing SVTLB to mechanical ventilation thoracoscopic lung biopsy (MVTLB) were selected for a meta-analysis. Overall, 13 studies (two before 2017 and eleven between 2018 and 2023) entailing 675 patients were included. Diagnostic yield ranged from 84.6% to 100%. There were 64 (9.5%) complications, most of which were minor. There was no 30-day operative mortality. When comparing SVTLB to MVTLB, the former group showed a significantly lower risk of complications (p < 0.001), whereas no differences were found in diagnostic accuracy. The results of this review suggest that SVTLB is being increasingly adopted worldwide and has proven to be a safe procedure with excellent diagnostic accuracy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexandro Patirelis
- Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (A.P.); (B.C.)
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
- Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Università degli Studi del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
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- Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (A.P.); (B.C.)
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (E.P.); (P.R.)
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
| | - Paola Rogliani
- Unit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (E.P.); (P.R.)
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
| | - Eugenio Pompeo
- Unit of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; (A.P.); (B.C.)
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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