Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) versus Flexible 19G Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle (Flex 19G EBUS-TBNA) in the Assessment of Mediastinal and Hilar Lymphadenopathy: a Randomised Trial

Conclusion: The Flex 19G EBUS-TBNA needle was safely used in this study. However, the efficacy was similar to the 21G needle.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Tenda, E. D., Aboelhassan, A. M., Kontogianni, K., Rice, A., Crichton, S., Garner, J. L., Srikanthan, K., Nicholson, A., Harms, A., Herth, F., Kemp, S. V., Eberhardt, R., Shah, P. L. Tags: Interventional pulmonology Source Type: research