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The tissue from the biopsy can also tell if there are any bacteria, viruses or fungi present. A type of physician called a pathologist reviews the tissue samples from the biopsy to determine the ...

Introduction Bronchoscopy is the main method in the diagnosis of various lung diseases. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is the most modern bronchoscopic ...

Background: Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is an established method for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes to aid in diagnosing lymphadenopathy and in staging lung cancers. Real-time ...

Staging of lung cancer: Staging is used to determine the severity of lung cancer so that the appropriate treatment is delivered. Endobronchial ultrasound allows healthcare providers to obtain tissue ...

In a 2019 study, of the 1,075 people who underwent an endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) to diagnose swollen chest lymph nodes, cancer was the most common ...

Tumor molecular analysis using next-generation sequencing (NGS) is the standard of care for guiding lung cancer treatment. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS ...

Introduction and Objectives There is a lack of consensus regarding the need for biopsy in patients presenting with asymptomatic bilateral hilar or mediastinal adenopathy (BHMA). The American Thoracic ...

The sample is called a biopsy, and the procedure is called a transbronchial needle aspiration. After EBUS. It will take a few hours before you’re able to cough after the procedure.

To confirm which lymph nodes around the lung are cancerous, clinicians need to take tissue samples using a procedure called a biopsy. Commonly, a procedure called EBUS-TBNA (endobronchial ultrasound ...

Forceps biopsy and cryobiopsy are recently recognised as innovative auxiliary techniques to EBUS-TBNA for mediastinal sampling. Nevertheless, it remains unclear which of the two techniques is the ...