Comparison of transbronchial needle aspiration with and without ultrasound guidance for diagnosing benign lymph node adenopathy

• Main Authors: Hui Shen (Author), Lingyun Lou (Author), Ting Chen (Author), Yi Zou (Author), Bin Wang (Author), Zhihao Xu (Author), Qin Ye (Author), Huahao Shen (Author), Wen Li (Author), Yang Xia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure performed to diagnose lymph node (LN) adenopathy. TBNA with and without endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guidance has a high diagnostic yield for malignant LN enlargement, but the value for diagnosing benign...