Open AccessDiagnosis of pulmonary embolism by endobronchial ultrasound
Author(s) -
Rajiv Goyal,
Vaibhav Chachra,
Pratibha Gogia
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.168130
Subject(s) - medicine , endobronchial ultrasound , pulmonary embolism , radiology , thrombus , pulmonary artery , left pulmonary artery , right pulmonary artery , ultrasound , main pulmonary artery , cardiology , bronchoscopy
This is a case report of a young 20-year-old male who was referred for an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) procedure to investigate a fever and a left hilar lymph node and patchy pleural-based opacities seen on CT of the chest. During the EBUS procedure besides the left hilar node, a large thrombus was noticed in the main pulmonary artery and another one in the right pulmonary artery. EBUS proved invaluable in making a diagnosis in an unsuspected case of pulmonary embolism.