The aim of the present systematic review was to assess the effectiveness and safety of real
time endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS–TBNA) in …

Study objectives To determine the test performance characteristics of transbronchial needle
aspiration (TBNA), transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA), endoscopic ultrasound-guided …

Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies and invasive …

OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to compare endobronchial ultrasound-guided
transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) with mediastinoscopy for mediastinal lymph …

Study objectives: Although various techniques are available for obtaining pathology
specimens from the mediastinal lymph nodes, including conventional bronchoscopic …

Background The treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is determined by accurate
definition of the stage. If there are no distant metastases, the status of the mediastinal lymph …

OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to investigate the surgical management of primary lung
cancer by board-certified thoracic surgeons participating in the general thoracic surgery …

Background Real-time endobronchial ultrasound has increased the accuracy of
conventional transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy in sampling mediastinal lymph nodes …

A diagnosis of sarcoidosis should be substantiated by pathological means in order to
thoroughly exclude other diseases. The role of real-time endobronchial ultrasound-guided …

BACKGROUND: Mediastinoscopy is a valuable tool for evaluating mediastinal pathology
and is essential for establishing treatment strategies in most patients with lung cancer. We …