EUS-FNA has become an important tool for the evaluation of the mediastinum. [1] and [2] The main role of EUS-FNA in the thorax has been in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer and in tissue acquisition in patients with mediastinal masses or lymphadenopathy of unknown origin. [3], [4] and [5] Moreover, detection and sampling of small pleural effusions have been described, [6], [7], [8] and [9] whereas no report on EUS-guided pleura biopsy exists. We present a patient with suspected tuberculosis (TB) in whom the definitive diagnosis was obtained by EUS-guided fine needle tissue acquisition (EUS-FNTA) of a thickened pleura.
Larghi, A. L., Lococo, F., Ricci, R., Galasso, D., Carnuccio, A., Uchida, N., Costamagna, G., Pleural tuberculosis diagnosed by EUS-guided fine-needle tissue acquisition, <<GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY>>, 2010; 72 (6): 1307-1309. [doi:10.1016/j.gie.2010.05.017] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/27397]
Pleural tuberculosis diagnosed by EUS-guided fine-needle tissue acquisition
Larghi, Alberto Leonardo;Lococo, Filippo;Ricci, Riccardo;Galasso, Domenico;Costamagna, Guido
2010
Abstract
EUS-FNA has become an important tool for the evaluation of the mediastinum. [1] and [2] The main role of EUS-FNA in the thorax has been in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer and in tissue acquisition in patients with mediastinal masses or lymphadenopathy of unknown origin. [3], [4] and [5] Moreover, detection and sampling of small pleural effusions have been described, [6], [7], [8] and [9] whereas no report on EUS-guided pleura biopsy exists. We present a patient with suspected tuberculosis (TB) in whom the definitive diagnosis was obtained by EUS-guided fine needle tissue acquisition (EUS-FNTA) of a thickened pleura.
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