title: Combined endobronchial and esophageal endosonography for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline, in cooperation with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS).
abstract: This is an official guideline of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), produced in cooperation with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS). It addresses the benefit and burden associated with combined endobronchial and esophageal mediastinal nodal staging of lung cancer. The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) approach was adopted to define the strength of recommendations and the quality of evidence.The article has been co-published with permission in Endoscopy and the European Respiratory Journal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Endoscopy Unit, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark peter.vilmann@regionh.dk.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vilmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark Centre for Clinical Education, University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frost Clementsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colella
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen Hospital Union, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Mette
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Siemsen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: De Leyn
authors.affiliation: Gedyt Endoscopy Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dumonceau
authors.affiliation: Department of Pneumology and Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Felix J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Herth
authors.affiliation: Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Universidad de Alcala, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vazquez-Sequeiros
authors.affiliation: Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cesare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crombag
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Daniël A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Korevaar
authors.affiliation: Centre for Clinical Education, University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Konge
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jouke T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Annema
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000592:standards; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D019160:Endosonography / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000592:standards