Endobronchial ultrasound: a guide to mediastinal disorders

Year 2016, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 44 - 54, 29.12.2016

António Bugalho Ales Rozman

Abstract

In the last decade endobronchial ultrasound with real-time guided needle aspiration (EBUS-NA) has been recognized worldwide as a tool with remarkable impact on routine clinical practice. In the present review article, we focus on specific disease-related features of EBUS-NA, including diagnosis and staging of thoracic malignancies, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and its role in the evaluation of isolated enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. We also address some less common conditions and discuss emerging and future developments in EBUS technique.

Keywords

Interventional ultrasonography, bronchoscopy, mediastinum, neoplasms, thoracic disease, sarcoidosis

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