Open Access“To Do or Not to Do—That Is the Question”. Transvascular Needle Aspiration during EBUS (EBUS-TVNA) with Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Arvind Perathur,
Tinku Joseph,
Sreeraj Nair,
Umesh Varma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2543-6031
pISSN - 2451-4934
DOI - 10.5603/arm.a2021.0074
Subject(s) - medicine , endobronchial ultrasound , radiology , malignancy , perioperative , bronchoscopy , surgery
Large vessels are often encountered during endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). Safety of traversing the vessels weighed against a more invasive procedure can be a dilemma.