Rotation aiding technique for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy of intrathoracic lymph nodes: A complementary approach to the conventional jabbing method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to compare the lymph node core tissue lengths obtained via mediastinal or hilar lymphadenopathy using the complementary "rotation aiding" and conventional Jab technique.

Methods

We prospectively measured the lymph node core tissue length in patients who sequentially underwent the Jab and rotation aiding (RA) techniques between October 2012 and December 2014. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the core tissue length and grade of diagnostic cells obtained by each technique. McNemar's test was used to compare the proportion of adequate cellularity (≥grade 2) between the aspiration techniques.

Results

The core tissue length of 61 lymph nodes from 43 patients (mean age: 63 years, range: 16-86 years) was analyzed. Pathological findings

SUBMITTER: Ra SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161311 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature