Is endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration with a stylet necessary for lymph node screening in lung cancer patients?

During endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), a needle is commonly used with a stylet, although recently the stylet has been omitted. This prospective study aimed to compare the quality of specimens obtained by EBUS-TBNA performed with and without a stylet. Bet...

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Main Authors: Y. Xu, J. Lin, Y. Jin, X. Wu, H. Zheng, J. Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2017-08-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2017001000606&lng=en&tlng=en