PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Mediha Gönenç Ortaköylü AU - Ayse Bahadir AU - Asuman Aslan AU - Figen Alkan AU - Halide Nur Ürer AU - Emel Çaglar TI - Diagnostic value of real-time endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for non-malign diseases DP - 2013 Sep 01 TA - European Respiratory Journal PG - P430 VI - 42 IP - Suppl 57 4099 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P430.short 4100 - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/42/Suppl_57/P430.full SO - Eur Respir J2013 Sep 01; 42 AB - Background: Real-time endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guidance is a new method of TBNA. A descriptive study was conducted to test this new method for non-malign diseases.Methods: 82 patients with enlarged hilar and/or mediastinal lymph nodes on computed tomography,were included in the study. Convex probe endobronchial ultrasonography integrated with a separate working channel was used for EBUS-TBNA. After the procedures, patients were followed up clinically and radiologically for 6-30 months.Results: EBUS-TBNA was performed on a total of 140 lymph node stations in 82 patients (44 women and 38 men, mean age 50,2 years). The mean size of the enlarged lymph nodes, as measured by EBUS, was 13.9±4,46 mm. The most commonly sampled lymph node station (57 out of 140; 40,7%) was subcarinal. Final diagnosis was based on cytology, surgical results, and/or clinical follow-up. Diagnostic results are shown at the table.View this table:Table:Diagnosis obtained by EBUS-TBNA and other methods in patientsEBUS-TBNA was diagnostic in 59 (71,9%) patients. There were no complications associated with the procedures.Conclusion: EBUS-TBNA proved to be a safe procedure with a high yield for the diagnoses of non-malign diseases.