Endobronchial ultrasound: Indispensable or Dispensable- Our experience through Case Series
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May 02, 2024
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Article Category: Case Report
Published Online: May 02, 2024
Page range: 159 - 162
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2023-0041
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Summary of diagnostic details
| S. No. | Diagnosis | N | Age | M/F | EBUS/VBN | FNA/FNB | Biopsy evidence for diagnosis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | ND | D | ND | D | BiopsyNI | No site Biopsy done | EBUS diagnostic | Other Biopsy diagnostic | Other biopsy could not be done | ||||
| 1 | Tuberculosis | 19 | 29.1 (11.4) | 8/11 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 2 | Malignancy | 9 | 55.4 (16.5) | 8/1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Sarcoidosis | 3 | 45.3 (10.3) | ½ | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Others | 4 | 23.2 (7.9) | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |