Diagnosis of indeterminate mediastinal masses and staging of lung cancer poses a significant challenge. Options for tissue diagnoses include computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous biopsy, transbronchial fine-needle aspiration, mediastinoscopy/mediastinotomy or thoracoscopy, but these investigations have limitations in terms of tissue yield, safety profile and cost. Trans-esophageal endosc...

PURPOSE We seek to establish a genetic test to identify lung cancer using cells obtained through computed tomography-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We selected regions of frequent copy number gains in chromosomes 1q32, 3q26, 5p15, and 8q24 in non-small cell lung cancer and tested their ability to determine the neoplastic state of cells obtained by FNA using fluoresce...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the utility of a combined approach using endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and transesophageal bronchoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA-B/E) for mediastinal staging of lung cancer. METHODS An EBUS-TBNA database was analyzed retrospectively. EUS-FNA-B/E was performed after EBUS-TBNA when mediastinal lymph...

BACKGROUND The comparison between endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle biopsy (EUS-FNB) for the diagnosis of pancreatic masses is still controversial. Many factors can affect the final results. METHODS Databases, such as PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and Science Citation Index updated from 2000 to 2016 were searched to ...

conclusion pair therapy is an effective minimally invasive treatment for gharbi type i-iii hepatic hydatid cysts. it is a cost effective and safe procedure with significant reduction in the duration of hospital stay. results ten patients (66.7%) had gharbi type i cysts, two (13.3%) had type ii and three (20%) had type iii cysts. all the patients (100%) showed reduction in cyst size over a 3-6 m...

S14 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 P-LUM-10 Transaortic endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of lung cancers and mediastinal lymph nodes Piyush Somani, Malay Sharma Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India Background: Obtaining a tissue diagnosis from a lung tumor or a mediastinal lymph node located lateral to a...

S14 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 P-LUM-10 Transaortic endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of lung cancers and mediastinal lymph nodes Piyush Somani, Malay Sharma Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India Background: Obtaining a tissue diagnosis from a lung tumor or a mediastinal lymph node located lateral to a...

S14 ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND / VOLUME 6 / SUPPLEMENT 1 / AUGUST 2017 P-LUM-10 Transaortic endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of lung cancers and mediastinal lymph nodes Piyush Somani, Malay Sharma Jaswant Rai Speciality Hospital, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India Background: Obtaining a tissue diagnosis from a lung tumor or a mediastinal lymph node located lateral to a...

Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is the most widely used screening and diagnostic method for thyroid nodules. Although Western guidelines for managing thyroid nodules and the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology are widely available throughout Asia, the clinical practices in Asia vary from those of Western countries. Accordingly, the Working Group of Asian ...

CONTEXT In patients with suspected lung cancer, the presence of mediastinal lymph node metastasis is a critical determinant of therapy and prognosis. Invasive staging with pathologic confirmation is recommended. Many methods for staging exist; mediastinoscopy, an invasive procedure requiring general anesthesia, is currently regarded as the diagnostic standard. OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnos...