Diagnostic Yield and Safety of the 19-Gauge versus 22-Gauge Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Needle in Subjects with Sarcoidosis (GUESS).
Sahajal DhooriaInderpaul Singh SehgalKuruswamy Thurai PrasadValliappan MuthuPooja DograMandeep SainiNalini GuptaAmanjit BalAshutosh Nath AggarwalRitesh AgarwalPublished in: Respiration; international review of thoracic diseases (2024)
We did not find the 19-G needle superior to the 22-G in diagnostic sensitivity, specimen adequacy, or safety of EBUS-TBNA in sarcoidosis. Puncturing the lymph nodes was more difficult with the 19-G needle.