Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology
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J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol · Jul 2014
Diagnostic accuracy and safety of semirigid thoracoscopy in exudative pleural effusions in Denmark.
To assess the diagnostic accuracy and the safety of medical thoracoscopy (MT) performed with the semirigid thoracoscope. ⋯ MT performed under local anesthesia with a semirigid scope is a simple and safe procedure with an acceptable sensitivity for malignancy.
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J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol · Jul 2014
Initial experience with endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) from a tuberculosis endemic population.
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a widely accepted minimally invasive procedure for the evaluation of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Most of the published literature on EBUS-TBNA is focused on the diagnostic and staging aspects of lung cancer. Literature on the utility of this modality from developing countries and settings with a high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) is limited. We herein describe our preliminary experience over 1 year on the utility of EBUS-TBNA from a tertiary care teaching center in North India. ⋯ EBUS-TBNA is a safe and efficacious procedure for obtaining tissue diagnosis in patients with mediastinal lymph node enlargement. The yield of EBUS-TBNA in diagnosis of mediastinal lymph node enlargement due to TB is especially high.