Abstract
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is an increasingly used technique by the interventional pulmonologist in lung cancer staging and diagnosis of both malignant and benign mediastinal lymphadenopathy amongst other applications. There are increasing data to support the use of EBUS-TBNA over mediastinoscopy as a first staging or diagnostic procedure in defined situations. In this review, the technique of EBUS-TBNA is briefly discussed with a more extended discussion around comparative studies of mediastinal staging techniques, with an emphasis on the recent ASTER trial as well as impending trials and diagnostic performance studies of EBUS-TBNA in sarcoidosis.
Keywords: Endobronchial ultrasound, lung cancer, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, mediastinoscopy, sarcoidosis, staging, transbronchial needle aspiration, pulmonologist, bronchoscopy, endoscopic
Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials
Title:Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Volume: 8 Issue: 1
Author(s): Andrew Low and Andrew RL Medford
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Keywords: Endobronchial ultrasound, lung cancer, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, mediastinoscopy, sarcoidosis, staging, transbronchial needle aspiration, pulmonologist, bronchoscopy, endoscopic
Abstract: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is an increasingly used technique by the interventional pulmonologist in lung cancer staging and diagnosis of both malignant and benign mediastinal lymphadenopathy amongst other applications. There are increasing data to support the use of EBUS-TBNA over mediastinoscopy as a first staging or diagnostic procedure in defined situations. In this review, the technique of EBUS-TBNA is briefly discussed with a more extended discussion around comparative studies of mediastinal staging techniques, with an emphasis on the recent ASTER trial as well as impending trials and diagnostic performance studies of EBUS-TBNA in sarcoidosis.
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Low Andrew and RL Medford Andrew, Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration, Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials 2013; 8 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574887111308010009
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574887111308010009 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1876-1038 |
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