Localized Subcarinal Adenitis following Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration.
Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymph nodes and masses. Its complications are rare and include hemorrhage, pneumothorax and infections such as mediastinitis. We report the case of a 51-year-old patient who presented with a localized subcarinal adenitis after EBUS-TBNA. Germs colonizing the oropharynx may have been dragged along by the echobronchoscope, inoculating the punctured mediastinal lymph node.
Servei de Pneumologia, Hospital del Mar, Parc de Salut Mar, UAB, CIBERES, ISCIII, Barcelona, Spain.
Albert
A
Sánchez-Font
Luis
L
Álvarez
Gabriela
G
Ledesma
Víctor
V
Curull
D061765:Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged