First Asia-Pacific experience of trans-bronchial core biopsy with a Franseen needle.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is the standard for evaluating mediastinal and hilar lesions. EBUS-TBNA is limited by small volume of material obtained for immunohistochemistry (IHC) and ancillary studies important for oncological therapies. The Franseen Acquire^TM needle is designed for EBUS-transbronchial needle core biopsy (TBNB) allowing larger core sizes with evidence in gastroenterology literature but little in pulmonology. This study reports the first Asia-Pacific experience of EBUS-TBNB and adequacy of samples for diagnosis and ancillary studies.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of EBUS-TBNB at the Royal Adelaide Hospital was conducted between December 2019 and May 2021. Diagnostic rate, adequacy f

SUBMITTER: Brown MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10323551 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature