A multicenter study on the utility and safety of EBUS-TBNA and EUS-B-FNA in children

Summary Background and Aim Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) and endoscopic ultrasound with an echobronchoscope‐guided fine needle aspiration (EUS‐B‐FNA) are useful modalities in the evaluation of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in adults; however, there is spa...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric pulmonology 2016-10, Vol.51 (10), p.1031-1039
Hauptverfasser: Dhooria, Sahajal, Madan, Karan, Pattabhiraman, Vallandramam, Sehgal, Inderpaul Singh, Mehta, Ravindra, Vishwanath, Gella, Srinivasan, Arjun, Sivaramakrishnan, Mahadevan, Mohan, Anant, Mathew, Joseph L., Kabra, Sushil K., Guleria, Randeep, Behera, Digambar, Agarwal, Ritesh
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Background and Aim Endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) and endoscopic ultrasound with an echobronchoscope‐guided fine needle aspiration (EUS‐B‐FNA) are useful modalities in the evaluation of mediastinal lymphadenopathy in adults; however, there is sparse data in children. The aim of this multicenter study is to describe the efficacy and safety of EBUS‐TBNA and EUS‐B‐FNA in children with mediastinal lymphadenopathy of undefined etiology. Methods Retrospective analysis of consecutive pediatric (
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.23415