Early experience of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial nodal cryobiopsy: a case series from Sabah, Malaysia ...

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is an established minimally invasive method for the diagnosis of benign and malignant conditions. Continuous efforts are underway to improve the material adequacy of EBUS-TBNA, including the introduction of a new technique called EBUS-guided transbronchial nodal cryobiopsy (EBUS-TBNC). This method allows for the retrieval of larger and well-preserved histologic samples from the mediastinum. We present a case series of four patients who underwent combined EBUS-TBNA and EBUS-TBNC procedures in our centre. All procedures... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Ramarmuty, Hema Yamini
Huan, Nai-Chien
Nyanti, Larry Ellee
Khoo, Teng Shin
Renganathan, Tamilarasi
Manoh, Ahmad Zaki
Azman, Nusaibah
Sivaraman Kannan, Kunji Kannan
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Verlag/Hrsg.: SAGE Journals
Schlagwörter: Aged Health Care / Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified / Respiratory Diseases
Sprache: unknown
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.7078061.v1

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is an established minimally invasive method for the diagnosis of benign and malignant conditions. Continuous efforts are underway to improve the material adequacy of EBUS-TBNA, including the introduction of a new technique called EBUS-guided transbronchial nodal cryobiopsy (EBUS-TBNC). This method allows for the retrieval of larger and well-preserved histologic samples from the mediastinum. We present a case series of four patients who underwent combined EBUS-TBNA and EBUS-TBNC procedures in our centre. All procedures were performed under general anaesthesia using a convex probe EBUS scope (Pentax EB-1970UK). Two patients were diagnosed with malignancy and two with benign disorders (silicosis and tuberculosis). In the malignant cases, both EBUS-TBNA/cell block and cryobiopsy provided a diagnosis but cryobiopsy yielded more material for ancillary tests in one patient. However, in the benign cases, there was discordance between ...