Clinical outcomes of radial probe endobronchial ultrasound using a guide sheath for diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions in patients with pulmonary emphysema.
Kyu Min LeeGeewon LeeAhreum KimJeongha MokJi Won LeeYeon Joo JeongEun-Jung JoMi Hyun KimKwangha LeeKi Uk KimHye-Kyung ParkMin Ki LeeJung Seop EomPublished in: Respiratory research (2019)
EBUS-GS is a safe procedure with an acceptable diagnostic yield, even when performed in patients with pulmonary emphysema. The presence of a bronchus sign and "within the lesion" status on EBUS were predictors of a successful procedure.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- pulmonary hypertension
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- lung function
- minimally invasive
- pulmonary fibrosis
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- quantum dots
- fine needle aspiration
- living cells
- cystic fibrosis
- computed tomography
- air pollution
- contrast enhanced ultrasound