Algorithmic approach by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy: A study in a tuberculosis-endemic country

Algorithmic approach by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy: A study in a tuberculosis-endemic country

Isolated intrathoracic lymphadenopathy (IT-LAP) is clinically challenging because of the difficult anatomic location and wide range of associated diseases, including tuberculosis (TB). Although sampling via endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) for histopatholo...

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Main Authors: Chih-Hsi Kuo, Shu-Min Lin, Kang-Yun Lee, Fu-Tsai Chung, Po-Hao Feng, Te-Chih Hsiung, Yu-Lun Lo, Chien-Ying Liu, Han-Pin Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-08-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
EBUS-TBNA
intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
malignancy
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664613002143

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