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Chapter-34 Endobronchial Ultrasound

BOOK TITLE: Diagnostic Evaluation of the Respiratory System

Author
1. Sorino Claudio
2. Arias Sixto
3. Lee Hans
4. Ortiz Ricardo
5. Feller-Kopman David
6. Yarmus Lonny Brett
7. Yasufuku Kazuhiro
ISBN
9789386056009
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/13029_35
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. S. Anna Hospital, Como, Italy; University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy; Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
2. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
3. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
4. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
5. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
6. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
7. University of Toronto; Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Chapter keywords
Endobronchial ultrasound, EBUS, endoscopic ultrasound, EUS, mediastinitis, cyst infection, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to introduce the endobronchial ultrasound. Miniaturization of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) technology and its combination with bronchoscopy in a hybrid bronchoscope constituted a breakthrough in the evaluation of lesions beyond the limits of the airways walls. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a bronchoscopic technique that uses ultrasound to visualize structures contiguous with the airways. There are two types of EBUS probes currently available such as radial and curvilinear. Serious complications after EBUS-TBNA are rare. The complications of EBUS are bleeding, infection (mediastinitis, pneumonia, pericarditis, cyst infection, and sepsis), pneumothorax and pneumomediastinum briefly discussed in this chapter.

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