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Infectious complications from full extension endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration

Interventional Pulmonary Program, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

CORRESPONDENCE: A. R. Haas, Section of Interventional Pulmonology and Thoracic Oncotogy Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvnia Medical School, 823 West Gates Building, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Fax: 1 2156140869. E-mail: arhaas{at}uphs.upenn.edu

Keywords: Endobronchial ultrasound, infection, lung cancer, transbronchial needle aspiration

Received: February 18, 2008
Accepted October 2, 2008

The development of a convex probe endobronchial ultrasound (CP-EBUS) videobronchoscope to allow real-time transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) has been a significant advance in minimally invasive lung cancer staging and diagnosis. Several recent studies have demonstrated CP-EBUS-TBNA to have recovery rivalling that of the current gold standard, cervical mediastinoscopy. These same studies have indicated that the safety of this procedure has no reported complications.

The present case study presents two infectious complications from full extension endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration and discusses possible aetiologies of these infections, as well as implications for future application of this technology.

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