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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2021, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (3): 267-272.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2096-8493.20210036

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Advances in clinical application of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration

YANG Hui-zhen, ZHANG Qun-cheng, ZHANG Xiao-ju()   

  1. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, People’s Hospital of Zhengzhou University/Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450003, China
  • Received:2021-05-12 Online:2021-09-30 Published:2021-09-24
  • Contact: ZHANG Xiao-ju E-mail:zhangxiaoju1010@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) can effectively identify benign and malignant thoracic lesions adjacent to the trachea or bronchus, and it also plays an important role in staging lung cancer. In order to further improve the diagnostic accuracy of EBUS-TBNA and reduce operation related complications, a series of clinical studies have been carried out, mainly focusing on whether to use suction and guide wire, how to decide the needle size, times of aspiration and the application of EBUS-TBNA auxiliary diagnostic techniques (such as elastography, rapid onsite cytological evaluation, etc.). In this paper, the advances in clinical application of EBUS-TBNA on chest diseases are summarized.

Key words: Endobronchial, Ultrasonography, interventional, Biopsy, needle, Lung neoplasms