Open AccessA rare complication of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: Pericardial empyema
Author(s) -
Muhammet Sayan,
Hüseyin Arpağ
Publication year - 2019
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/lungindia.lungindia_262_18
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , empyema , radiology , endobronchial ultrasound , surgery , biopsy , bronchoscopy
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial biopsy procedure is widely used for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. İt is a safe method and the complication rate of procedure is <1%. Rarely, the fatal complications may develop after the intervention. Here, we present a case of pericardial empyema occurred as a complication of EBUS-guided transbronchial biopsy procedure.