• J. Investig. Med. · Oct 2024

    EXPRESS: Safety and Effectivity of Endoscopic Ultrasound with Bronchoscope-guided Fine Needle Aspiration (EUS-B-FNA) in Elderly Patients.

    • Deniz Doğan, Derya Doğan, and Cantürk Taşçı.
    • Gulhane Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
    • J. Investig. Med. 2024 Oct 1; 72 (7): 730736730-736.

    AbstractEndobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is a well-established technique for assessing lesions near the central airway. While EBUS is typically used via the airway, the esophageal approach known as endoscopic ultrasound with bronchoscope-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-B-FNA) has gained popularity for evaluating previously inaccessible lesions. This study aimed to assess the safety and diagnostic contribution of EUS-B-FNA in elderly patients. This retrospective study included elderly patients (≥65 years) who underwent EUS-B-FNA with concurrent convex probe-EBUS (C-EBUS) between June 2019 and December 2022. Inclusion criteria were age >64, having chest computed tomography (CT) or FDG-PET/CT, and undergoing C-EBUS, with the exclusion of patients with prior malignancy diagnoses and undergoing EBUS-TBNA. Among 68 patients who underwent combined EBUS and EUS-B-FNA, 31 met the inclusion criteria. The mean age was 71.7 years and 74.2% were male. All EUS-B-FNA material provided adequate material for histopathological analysis. Among patients, 67.7% received a malignancy diagnosis. Samples were obtained from mass lesions (58.1%) and lymph nodes (41.9%), primarily from the subcarinal (station 7) and left paratracheal (station 4L) regions. The mean number of needle passes was 2.83, with an average procedure duration of 9.4 min. No significant complications occurred. EUS-B-FNA is a safe and effective diagnostic method in elderly patients, offering an alternative when the transbronchial approach is not feasible. This underscores the importance of bronchoscopists' training in the transesophageal approach via EBUS scope.

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