Endobronchial ultrasound convex probe for lymphoma, sarcoidosis, lung cancer and other thoracic entities. A case series. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zarogoulidis, Paul; Huang, Haidong; Bai, Chong; Kosmidis, Christoforos; Trakada, Georgia; Veletza, Lemonia; Tsiouda, Theodora; Barbetakis, Nikolaos; Paliouras, Dimitrios; Athanasiou, Evangelia; Hatzibougias, Dimitris; Kallianos, Anastasios; Panagiotopoulos, Nikolaos; Papaemmanouil, Liana; Hohenforst-Schmidt, Wolfgang
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 22(2017)
• Page Start: 187
• Page End: 196
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: EBUS -- Pentax -- Hitachi -- Endobronchial ultrasound -- Sarcoidosis -- Lymphoma -- Lung cancer -- Thoracic malignancies; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.08.016
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: Endobronchial ultrasound endoscopy is a state of the art diagnostic endoscopic procedure for the thorax. Firstly it was designed mainly for the staging of lung cancer and of course for the diagnosis of suspicious findings in large central airways. The main limitation of the equipment is the diameter of the instrument and therefore it can only be guided through large airways. However; the diameter of the working channel also provides a large tissue sample nowadays with the 19G biopsy needle. We will provide our experience with the 22G needle of the endobronchial convex-probe in several medical situations of the thorax.