Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration and its practical application

Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has emerged over the past decade as one of the most exciting and innovative developments in the field of respiratory medicine. This procedure allows sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes and masses in both malignant and benign disea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	QJM : An International Journal of Medicine 2011-08, Vol.104 (8), p.653-662
Hauptverfasser:	Currie, G.P., McKean, M.E., Kerr, K.M., Denison, A.R., Chetty, M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Benign Biological and medical sciences Biopsy, Fine-Needle - methods Bronchoscopy - methods Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - diagnostic imaging Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - pathology Endosonography - methods General aspects Humans Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases - pathology Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lymph nodes Lymphatic Metastasis - diagnostic imaging Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology Mediastinal Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology Mediastinoscopy Mediastinoscopy - methods Medical sciences Sampling Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods
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Zusammenfassung:	Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has emerged over the past decade as one of the most exciting and innovative developments in the field of respiratory medicine. This procedure allows sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes and masses in both malignant and benign disease and overcomes some of the disadvantages associated with mediastinoscopy and blind transbronchial needle aspiration. We describe the clinical use, indications for and limitations of EBUS-TBNA along with several illustrated clinical examples.
ISSN:	1460-2725 1460-2393
DOI:	10.1093/qjmed/hcr071