Endoscopic ultrasound in the diagnosis of mediastinal diseases

EUS is a useful tool for diagnosis of mediastinal diseases. EUS-FNA plays an important role in staging of lung cancer and in tissue acquisition in patients with mediastinal masses. In this review, the following issues will be addressed: EUS-FNA and EBUS-TBNA, metastatic mediastinal lymph nodes diagn...

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Main Authors: Wang Zhiguo, Jiang Chunmeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2015-12-01
Series:Open Medicine
Subjects:
EUS
Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/med.2015.10.issue-1/med-2015-0095/med-2015-0095.xml?format=INT