Mucosal airway laceration secondary to endobronchial ultrasonography.
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration is becoming the standard of care for mediastinal sampling to diagnose and stage lung cancer. It is considered to be safe and rivals the gold standard, mediastinoscopy, in safety and accuracy. The present article describes a mucosal airway laceration and pneumothorax associated with the procedure.
Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care, Environmental and Sleep Medicine, Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, Virginia 24014, USA.
Armarinder
A
Sandhu
Edmundo
E
Rubio
Susanti
S
Ie
Michael
M
Boyd
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000293:injuries*