Abstract
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) can accurately sample mediastinal lymph nodes (MLNs) to stage thoracic malignancies and diagnose mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Although mediastinoscopy is the gold standard for histologic MLN assessment, EBUS-TBNA has emerged as a useful, less invasive sampling technique that is more versatile than mediastinoscopy. However, EBUS-TBNA and mediastinoscopy are not mutually exclusive, these techniques complement each other with the goal to provide the most accurate diagnostic evaluation of a patient with a thoracic malignancy or mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 9-13 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | International Journal of Perioperative Ultrasound and Applied Technologies |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Bronchoscopy
- Endosonography
- Fine-needle biopsy
- Lymph nodes
- Ultrasonography