Vol 9, Supplement 5 (May 24, 2017): Journal of Thoracic Disease (EBUS-TBNA: Results and Perspective)

Original Article

Understanding local performance data for EBUS-TBNA: insights from an unselected case series at a high volume UK center
Vandana Jeebun, Richard Neil Harrison
Ten-year experience with endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: single center results in mediastinal diagnostic and staging
Lorenzo Rosso, Stefano Ferrero, Paolo Mendogni, Eleonora Bonaparte, Rosaria Carrinola, Alessandro Palleschi, Ilaria Righi, Matteo Montoli, Francesco Damarco, Davide Tosi
Multicentric study of endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration for lung cancer staging in Italy
Nicola Rotolo, Andrea Imperatori, Mario Nosotti, Luigi Santambrogio, Alessandro Palleschi, Lorenzo Dominioni, Giorgio Crosta, Pierfranco Foccoli, Gianluca Pariscenti, Eliseo Passera, Luigi Bortolotti, Giovanni Falezza, Maurizio Infante, Elisa Daffrè, Maria Cattoni, Lorenzo Rosso
Color-Doppler sonography patterns in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph-nodes
Mario Nosotti, Alessandro Palleschi, Davide Tosi, Paolo Mendogni, Ilaria Righi, Rosaria Carrinola, Lorenzo Rosso
Comparison of multiple techniques for endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration specimen preparation in a single institution experience
Nicola Rotolo, Maria Cattoni, Giorgio Crosta, Elisa Nardecchia, Albino Poli, Francesca Moretti, Valentina Conti, Stefano La Rosa, Lorenzo Dominioni, Andrea Imperatori
In the era of ultrasound technology, could conventional trans-bronchial needle aspiration still play a role in lung cancer mediastinal staging?
Alfonso Fiorelli, Carlo Santoriello, Davide Di Natale, Roberto Cascone, Valentina Musella, Rossella Mastromarino, Nicola Serra, Giovanni Vicidomini, Mario Polverino, Mario Santini

Review Article

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)—from morphology to molecular testing
Luisella Righi, Francesca Franzi, Francesca Montarolo, Gaia Gatti, Massimo Bongiovanni, Fausto Sessa, Stefano La Rosa
Biopsy and re-biopsy in lung cancer: the oncologist requests and the role of endobronchial ultrasounds transbronchial needle aspiration
Alessandro Tuzi, Elena Bolzacchini, Matteo B. Suter, Alice Giaquinto, Antonio Passaro, Stefania Gobba, Ilaria Vallini, Graziella Pinotti
Is bronchodilator the correct treatment for COPD subjects before EBUS?
Veronica Leoni, Patrizia Pignatti, Dina Visca, Antonio Spanevello

Disclosure:

The supplement “EBUS-TBNA: Results and Perspective” was commissioned by the editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Andrea Imperatori served as the unpaid Guest Editor for the supplement.