transbronchial biopsy

Indications

• diffuse lung disease
• persistent pulmonary infiltrates
• lung nodules or lung masses
  • hilar mass
  • mediastinal mass
• transplant rejection

Procedure

• biopsy of the lung parenchyma or of lung nodules using small forceps often guided by electromagnetic navigation or transbronchial ultrasound

More general terms

• bronchoscopic procedure
• lung biopsy

Additional terms

• endobronchial biopsy