Abstract:Objective To analyze the diagnostic value of high-resolution CT-guided ultrafine bronchoscopy for peripheral pulmonary lesions (PPL).Methods A total of 132 patients with PPL indicated by chest CT examination in Kailuan General Hospital from January 2024 to December 2024 were selected and randomly divided into 2 groups, with 66 cases in each group, by the random number table method. The control group received conventional bronchoscopy guided by high-resolution CT, and the observation group received ultrafine bronchoscopy guided by high-resolution CT. The diagnostic rates and complication rates of the two groups were compared.Results When comparing the gender composition, age, lesion location composition, distance composition from the lesion to the chest wall, clinical symptom composition and lesion diameter composition between the observation group and the control group, there were no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05). In the observation group, there were 35 cases of malignant lesions, including 12 cases of adenocarcinoma, 10 cases of unclassified malignant tumors, 6 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 4 cases of other non-small cell lung cancers, 2 cases of metastatic tumors, and 1 case of small cell carcinoma. There were 25 cases of benign lesions, including 9 cases of bacterial pneumonia, 8 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, 4 cases of benign nodules, 2 cases of fungal pneumonia, 1 case each of lung abscess and organized pneumonia. In the control group, there were 25 cases of malignant lesions, including 9 cases of adenocarcinoma, 6 cases of unclassified malignant tumors, 5 cases of squamous cell carcinoma, 3 cases of other non-small cell lung cancers, and 1 case of small cell carcinoma and metastatic tumor. There were 23 cases of benign lesions, including 9 cases of bacterial pneumonia, 6 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis, 5 cases of lung abscess and 3 cases of benign nodules. Among all the clearly diagnosed lesions, 45.45% of the patients had malignant lesions, among which adenocarcinoma accounted for a relatively high proportion, at 15.91%. 36.36% of the patients had benign lesions, among which bacterial pneumonia accounted for a relatively high proportion, at 13.64%. The diagnosis rate of the observation group was 90.90% (60/66), and that of the control group was 72.73% (48/66). The diagnostic rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). All patients with pneumothorax had a compressed volume of less than 30%, no puncture and drainage, and chest X-rays before discharge showed that the pneumothorax had been significantly absorbed. The bleeding volume of the patient was less than 50 mL. Epinephrine and thrombin were given for local hemostasis under the microscope, and the bleeding did not progress further. The comparison of the incidence of complications between the observation group and the control group was conducted. The incidence of complications in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05).Conclusion The ultrafine bronchoscopy technique guided by high-resolution CT has significant advantages in the diagnosis of PPL, and its clinical application safety is acceptable.