Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Akash Verma

Publications

• Research Article
  EBUS-TBNA: Are Two Needle Revolutions (Back and Forth Movement of the Needle Inside the Lymph Node) Adequate for Diagnosis of Lung Cancer?
  Author(s): Akash Verma, John Abisheganaden, Poh Wee Teng, Kent Mancer and Eric S. EdellAkash Verma, John Abisheganaden, Poh Wee Teng, Kent Mancer and Eric S. Edell
  
  Aim: The optimum number of revolutions (back and forth movement of the needle inside the lymph node) during endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) remains to be determined. This study aimed to compare the performance of number of revolutions during EBUS-TBNA of mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes. Methods: Prospective analysis of consecutive patients with mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy who underwent EBUS-TBNA over a 3-month period was done. Cytological or histological results from the specimen obtained using two revolutions were compared with 16 revolutions. Results: Twenty four patients underwent sampling of 37 lymph node stations. No difference in the detection rate of the malignancy was noted between lymph node aspiration using 2 versus 16 revolutions (p=0.058). This lack of difference was maintained whether the “.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000239

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