Sampling pleural nodules with an EBUS scope: A novel application

Sampling pleural nodules with an EBUS scope: A novel application

Convex endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (C-EBUS-TBNA) has become an essential modality for diagnosis and staging of hilar, mediastinal, and central pulmonary lesions. A Trans-thoracic pleural biopsy is the accepted practice for diagnosing pleural nodules. However, the diagno...

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Main Authors: Michael Kassirer, Jonathan Wiesen, Karine Atlan, Avital Avriel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301230
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spelling doaj-a995f94fe65e47a2b76629b0af7404642020-11-25T02:32:57ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712018-01-01253638Sampling pleural nodules with an EBUS scope: A novel applicationMichael Kassirer0Jonathan Wiesen1Karine Atlan2Avital Avriel3Pulmonology Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, IsraelPulmonology Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, IsraelDepartment of Pathology, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, IsraelPulmonology Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel; Corresponding author. Pulmonology Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, Rager Boulevard, Beer-Sheva 84101, Israel.Convex endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (C-EBUS-TBNA) has become an essential modality for diagnosis and staging of hilar, mediastinal, and central pulmonary lesions. A Trans-thoracic pleural biopsy is the accepted practice for diagnosing pleural nodules. However, the diagnostic yield of a pleural biopsy is limited and surgical procedures pose a greater risk. We report a unique case of using a C- EBUS scope for the diagnosis of pleural nodules and mediastinal lymph node metastasis in a man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007118301230
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title_short Sampling pleural nodules with an EBUS scope: A novel application
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series Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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description Convex endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration (C-EBUS-TBNA) has become an essential modality for diagnosis and staging of hilar, mediastinal, and central pulmonary lesions. A Trans-thoracic pleural biopsy is the accepted practice for diagnosing pleural nodules. However, the diagnostic yield of a pleural biopsy is limited and surgical procedures pose a greater risk. We report a unique case of using a C- EBUS scope for the diagnosis of pleural nodules and mediastinal lymph node metastasis in a man with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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