Left Adrenal Gland Analysis in Lung Cancer Patients Using the Endobronchial Ultrasound Scope: A Feasibility Trial | Zendy

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Left Adrenal Gland Analysis in Lung Cancer Patients Using the Endobronchial Ultrasound Scope: A Feasibility Trial

Author(s) -

Laurence Crombag,

Jouke T. Annema

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000443991

Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , esophagus , radiology , endoscopic ultrasound , endobronchial ultrasound , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , lung , esophageal cancer , surgery , paleontology , biology

In lung cancer patients, the adrenal glands are predilection sites for distant metastases. Esophageal endoscopic ultrasound - fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a minimally invasive and accurate method for left adrenal gland (LAG) analysis but requires a conventional gastrointestinal echoendoscope. Complete endobronchial and esophageal mediastinal nodal staging can be achieved by just a single endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) scope, introducing it into the esophagus (EUS-B) following the endobronchial procedure. Whether the LAG can also be assessed with the EBUS scope is unknown.

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