An update on the role of advanced diagnostic bronchoscopy in the evaluation and staging of lung cancer. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Belanger, Adam R.; Akulian, Jason A.
• Is Part Of: Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease. Volume 11:Number 5(2017)
• Page Start: 211
• Page End: 221
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: biopsy -- bronchoscopy -- cancer staging -- lung cancer; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory agents -- Periodicals; Pulmonary pharmacology -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System Agents -- therapeutic use -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- drug therapy -- Periodicals; Lung Diseases -- drug therapy -- Periodicals; Appareil respiratoire -- Maladies -- Traitement -- Périodiques; Agents respiratoires -- Périodiques; Pharmacologie pulmonaire -- Périodiques; 616.2005
• DOI: 10.1177/1753465817695981
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1753-4658

Abstract

Lung cancer remains a common and deadly disease. Many modalities are available to the bronchoscopist to evaluate and stage lung cancer. We review the role of bronchoscopy in the staging of the mediastinum with convex endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) and discuss emerging role of esophageal ultrasonography as a complementary modality. In addition, we discuss advances in scope technology and elastography. We review the bronchoscopic methods available for the diagnosis of peripheral lung nodules including radial EBUS and navigational bronchoscopy (NB) with a consideration of the basic methodologies and diagnostic accuracies. We conclude with a discussion of the comparison of the various methodologies.