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Awake video-assisted surgical lung biopsy for the diagnosis of interstitial lung disease
Vincenzo Verzeletti1, Eleonora Faccioli1, Alessandro Bonis1
1Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public-Health, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy.
Abstract:
In patients with suspected interstitial lung disease, diagnostic confirmation can be achieved through an awake video-assisted surgical lung biopsy. This procedure enables the collection of a substantial amount of parenchymal tissue for diagnostic purposes while minimizing perioperative complications associated with mechanical ventilation with the patient under general anaesthesia, given the impaired lung function due to the underlying condition.
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