Aslam Khan, Shahid Jamal, Jawad Khaliq Ansari, Arshad Naseem.
A review of endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspirate (EBUS-TBNA).
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;65(4):557-63.

Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a method used since long along with different stereotactic guidance. Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a sampling method for patients who have enlarged mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes/masses, detected on computed tomography1-3. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) uses ultrasound along with bronchoscope to visualize airway wall and structures adjacent to it. The clinical application and diagnostic benefits of EBUS have been recognized and EBUS has been assimilated into routine practice in many centers because of its high diagnostic informative value and low risk. In future it is most likely to replace the invasive methods for evaluating mediastinal lymphadenopathy, other lesions and also for staging lung cancer4-5.

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