title: Endobronchial ultrasound for mediastinal staging in lung cancer patients.
abstract: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) has changed the way mediastinal staging is performed in lung cancer patients. EBUS-TBNA is probably the most important non-invasive procedure for mediastinal staging and the currently preferred approach in many reference cancer centres worldwide. EBUS-TBNA is a less invasive technique than mediastinoscopy with low morbidity and no mortality and can be performed in an outpatient setting with excellent results. This study describes the technical aspects of EBUS-TBNA and our personal experience with the procedure.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy juliana.guarize@ieo.it.
authors.forename: Juliana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarize
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pardolesi
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donghi
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Niccolò
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Filippi
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Casadio
authors.affiliation: Division of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Midolo
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petrella
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spaggiari
mesh_terms: D057186:Comparative Effectiveness Research; D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008481:Mediastinoscopy / Q000379:methods; D008482:Mediastinum; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018579:Patient Selection; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Endobronchial ultrasound; Lung cancer; Mediastinal staging; Transbronchial needle aspiration