Open AccessHow Many Passes Are Needed for Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for Sarcoidosis? A Prospective Multicenter Study
Author(s) -
Masahide Oki,
Hideo Sasaki,
Masahiko Ando,
Hitoshi Nakashima,
Akira Shiraki,
Yasushi Murakami,
Yoshihito Kogure,
Chiyoe Kitagawa,
Tatsuo Kato
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
respiration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1423-0356
pISSN - 0025-7931
DOI - 10.1159/000485661
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoidosis , endobronchial ultrasound , radiology , multicenter study , prospective cohort study , ultrasound , bronchoscopy , surgery , pathology , randomized controlled trial
While endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is widely used as an initial diagnostic procedure for pathological confirmation of sarcoidosis, it is unclear how many passes are required to obtain diagnostic materials.