TY - JOUR
T1 - Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) as a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of mediastinal pathology
T2 - The Leicester experience
AU - Haldar, Pranab
AU - Nasimudeen, Abdul
AU - Medford, Andrew
AU - Bennett, Jonathan
AU - Agrawal, Sanjay
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a recently developed and evolving tool that enables sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes and other peribronchial tissues using real-time ultrasonic image guidance. Studies to date report superior diagnostic specificity and sensitivity with EBUS, compared with conventional transbronchial needle aspiration performed without image guidance. Furthermore, the specificity of EBUS for malignant mediastinal lymph node disease is comparable to the gold standard of surgical mediastinoscopy. As a clinical tool, EBUS is a minimally invasive, out-patient procedure that is fast transforming diagnostic pathways for mediastinal pathology. In this article, we summarise the technical aspects of EBUS and present our local clinical experience of 18 months.
AB - Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a recently developed and evolving tool that enables sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes and other peribronchial tissues using real-time ultrasonic image guidance. Studies to date report superior diagnostic specificity and sensitivity with EBUS, compared with conventional transbronchial needle aspiration performed without image guidance. Furthermore, the specificity of EBUS for malignant mediastinal lymph node disease is comparable to the gold standard of surgical mediastinoscopy. As a clinical tool, EBUS is a minimally invasive, out-patient procedure that is fast transforming diagnostic pathways for mediastinal pathology. In this article, we summarise the technical aspects of EBUS and present our local clinical experience of 18 months.
KW - Bronchoscopy
KW - Endobronchial ultrasound
KW - Lung cancer
KW - Mediastinal lymph node
KW - Transbronchial needle aspiration
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M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:79952034413
SN - 0976-0423
VL - 1
SP - 49
EP - 53
JO - International Journal of Ultrasound and Applied Technologies in Perioperative Care
JF - International Journal of Ultrasound and Applied Technologies in Perioperative Care
IS - 1
ER -
