Study on the Influence of Fluoroscopy in the Diagnosis of Peripheral Lung Lesions With Endobronchial Ultrasound Guidance

Randomized Trial of Fluoroscopy Use for Radial Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Biopsy of Peripheral Lung Lesions

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of fluoroscopy improves the diagnostic yield of peripheral pulmonary lesions' biopsy guided by radial endobronchial ultrasound (with the use of a guide sheath).

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Consecutive patients referred for the bronchoscopic diagnosis of peripheral pulmonary lesions at the Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec(not visible endobronchially)
• Adults over the age of 18

Exclusion Criteria:

• Therapeutic anticoagulation
• Antiplatelet therapy other than aspirin
• Known hemorrhagic diathesis
• Acute respiratory failure
• Pregnancy
• Inability to provide informed consent