Endobronchial ultrasound ‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration for diagnosing mediastinal lymphadenectasis: a cohort study from a single center

ConclusionThe operation risk of EBUS‐TBNA is relatively small. In diseases complicated by mediastinal lymphadenectasis, malignant diseases are most, and benign diseases mainly are granulomatous. EBUS‐TBNA is a valuable diagnostic technique in patients with mediastinal lymphadenectasis whose diagnosis have not been determined.

Source: The Clinical Respiratory Journal - May 27, 2015 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Jun Zhu, Hai ‐ping Zhang, Jian Ni, Ye Gu, Chun‐yan Wu, Jiong Song, Xiao‐bin Ji, Hai‐wen Lu, Ping Wei, Cai‐cun Zhou, Jin‐fu Xu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research