Comparison of the efficiency of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration using a 22G needle versus 25G needle for the diagnosis of lymph node metastasis in patients with lung cancer: a prospective randomized, crossover study

BACKGROUND: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is generally performed for the diagnosis of hilar/mediastinal lymph node metastasis in patients with lung cancer. Recently, a 25-gauge (G) needle became available, but robust evidence of its usefulness in routin...

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Autores principales: Sakai, Tetsuya, Udagawa, Hibiki, Kirita, Keisuke, Nomura, Shogo, Itotani, Ryo, Tamiya, Yutaro, Sugimoto, Akira, Ota, Takahiro, Naito, Tomoyuki, Izumi, Hiroki, Nosaki, Kaname, Ikeda, Takaya, Zenke, Yoshitaka, Matsumoto, Shingo, Yoh, Kiyotaka, Niho, Seiji, Nakai, Tokiko, Ishii, Genichiro, Goto, Koichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AME Publishing Company 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8512458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34733625
http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tlcr-21-480

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