Tissue Adequacy and Diagnostic Yield Assessment in Malignant Lymph Nodes Using Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS)-Guided Miniforcep Biopsy vs. EBUS-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
EBUS-TBNA alone and the combination of EBUS-MFB and EBUS-TBNA demonstrated comparable tissue adequacy, with EBUS-TBNA exhibiting better specimen characteristics, potentially sufficient for various molecular analyses. The addition of EBUS-MFB, performed using the GS-dilatation technique, to EBUS-TBNA improved the diagnostic yield and proved to be a safe and efficient approach, particularly in non-malignant diseases.
Authors
- Virissorn Wongsrichanalai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0482-0578)
- Poonchavist Chantranuwatana
- Thitiwat Sriprasart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4029-917X)
- Vorawut Thanthitaweewat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9648-393X)
- Nophol Leelayuwatanakul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7864-3415)
- Pipu Tavornshevin
Institutions
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tuberculosis & respiratory diseases
- Published
- 2025-04-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2024.0134
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.36
Funders
- Chulalongkorn University
- Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University