Using cryoprobes of different sizes combined with cone-beam computed tomography-derived augmented fluoroscopy and endobronchial ultrasound to diagnose peripheral pulmonary lesions: a propensity-matched study

Table 5 Analysis of the population without TBC failure

	1.7 group (n = 79)	1.1 group (n = 96)	P-value
Diagnostic accuracy (n, %)
TBC	69 (87.3)	80 (83.3)	0.458
TBB	62 (78.5)	77 (80.2)	0.778
	P = 0.139	P = 0.575
Area of the histologic specimen (mm², mean, standard deviation)
TBC	40.8 (± 38.37)	22.0 (± 22.52)	0.283
TBB	7.8 (± 8.13)	5.3 (± 3.67)	0.164
	P < 0.001*	P < 0.001*

n, number; TBB, transbronchial biopsy; TBC, transbronchial cryobiopsy; *, statistical significance with P-value < 0.05.

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