Endosonography for mediastinal disease: esophageal ultrasound vs. endobronchial ultrasound

Background and study aims: One can approach mediastinal pathology via esophageal ultrasound (EUS) and/or endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). It has been suggested that EUS is better tolerated by patients. If so, EUS might be the procedure of choice when suspect lesions are accessible via EUS. We studie...

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Main Authors: Nikhil Meena, Thaddeus Bartter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-05-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1392092