Lymph node sampling by endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) is the state of art procedure for staging the mediastinum and hilar regions in lung cancer patients. Our experience of… Click to show full abstract
Lymph node sampling by endobronchial ultrasound‐guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS‐TBNA) is the state of art procedure for staging the mediastinum and hilar regions in lung cancer patients. Our experience of implementing the real‐time cytopathology intervention (RTCI) process for intraoperative EBUS‐TBNAs is presented. This study is aimed to describe in detail the RTCI process for EBUS‐TBNAs, and assess its utility and diagnostic yield before and after its implementation in parallel to conventional rapid on‐site evaluation (c‐ROSE).
               
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