TY - JOUR
T1 - Endobronchial ultrasound for mediastinal staging in lung cancer patients
AU - Guarize, Juliana
AU - Pardolesi, Alessandro
AU - Donghi, Stefano
AU - Filippi, Niccolò
AU - Casadio, Chiara
AU - Midolo, Valeria
AU - Petrella, Francesco
AU - Spaggiari, Lorenzo
AU - European Institute of Oncology
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has changed the way mediastinal staging is performed in lung cancer patients. EBUS-TBNA is probably the most important non-invasive procedure for mediastinal staging and the currently preferred approach in many reference cancer centres worldwide. EBUS-TBNA is a less invasive technique than mediastinoscopy with low morbidity and no mortality and can be performed in an outpatient setting with excellent results. This study describes the technical aspects of EBUS-TBNA and our personal experience with the procedure.
AB - Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has changed the way mediastinal staging is performed in lung cancer patients. EBUS-TBNA is probably the most important non-invasive procedure for mediastinal staging and the currently preferred approach in many reference cancer centres worldwide. EBUS-TBNA is a less invasive technique than mediastinoscopy with low morbidity and no mortality and can be performed in an outpatient setting with excellent results. This study describes the technical aspects of EBUS-TBNA and our personal experience with the procedure.
KW - Endobronchial ultrasound
KW - Lung cancer
KW - Mediastinal staging
KW - Transbronchial needle aspiration
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U2 - 10.1093/mmcts/mmu021
DO - 10.1093/mmcts/mmu021
M3 - Article
C2 - 25332380
AN - SCOPUS:84995315750
VL - 2014
JO - Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS / European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
JF - Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS / European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
SN - 1813-9175
ER -