Open AccessEfficacy and safety of electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy with or without radial endobronchial ultrasound for peripheral lung lesions
Author(s) -
Güler Özgül,
Erdoğan Çetınkaya,
Mehmet Akif Özgül,
Yasin Abul,
Atayla Gençoğlu,
Emine Kamiloğlu,
Seema Gul,
H. Erhan Dinçer
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
endoscopic ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.883
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2303-9027
pISSN - 2226-7190
DOI - 10.4103/2303-9027.183979
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , radiology , interquartile range , peripheral , lung , lung cancer , forceps , surgery , pathology
Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) is a promising new technology to increase the diagnostic yield of peripheral lung and mediastinal lesions. Conventional flexible bronchoscopy has a limited yield in peripheral pulmonary lesions, even in experienced hands. Radial endobronchial ultrasound (r-EBUS) with its real-time imaging capability can help to diagnose peripheral pulmonary lesions. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the diagnostic yield and safety of ENB with or without r-EBUS for peripheral lung lesions.