Importance Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown cause that
affects an estimated 2 to 160 people per 100 000 worldwide and can involve virtually any …

Background Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) was introduced in the last decade, enabling
real-time guidance of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) of mediastinal and hilar …

Background: The diagnosis of sarcoidosis is not standardized but is based on three major
criteria: a compatible clinical presentation, finding nonnecrotizing granulomatous …

This British Thoracic Society (BTS) Clinical Statement addresses the diagnosis, evaluation
and management of pulmonary sarcoidosis, with each section summarised with key clinical …

Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease of unknown etiology characterized by the presence of
noncaseating granulomas in any organ, most commonly the lungs and intrathoracic lymph …

The era of bronchoscopy began with Gustav Killian in 1876 when he removed a pork bone
from a farmer's airway, using an esophagoscope. Prompted by this accomplishment …

The fourth part of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and
Biology (EFSUMB) Guidelines on Interventional Ultrasound describes general aspects of …

Background Whether the use of rapid on-site cytologic evaluation (ROSE) increases the
diagnostic yield of transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) remains unclear. This article is a …

BACKGROUND: The use of endoscopic ultrasound with bronchoscope-guided fine-needle
aspiration (EUS-B-FNA) has been described in the evaluation of mediastinal …

BACKGROUND: Transbronchial lung biopsy with flexible forceps is the most commonly
used technique in diagnosis of diseases diffusely involving the lung parenchyma. Recently …