title: Oesophageal applications of the convex curvilinear ultrasound bronchoscope; an illustrative case series.
abstract: A series of cases is used to demonstrate use of convex curvilinear ultrasound bronchoscope via the oesophagus in the diagnosis of non-nodal thoracic disease. This scope has a breadth of application that has not to date been fully explored. Criteria for preferential use of the oesophagus are delineated.
authors.affiliation: Sparks Health System, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901, USA. wabouzgh@sparks.org
authors.forename: Wissam
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Abouzgheib
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shweihat
authors.forename: Thaddeus
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bartter
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018307:Neoplasms, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography