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Utilidad del ultrasonido endobronquial para el diagnóstico y etapificación del cáncer pulmonar

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (9), 2017
In the last years, several techniques have been developed to obtain a prompt diagnosis or rule out lung cancer. Endobronchial ultrasound- guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure with a high diagnostic yield for mediastinal and central pulmonary lesions. This ...

Evaluación rápida “in situ” de punción con aguja fina guiada por endosonografía mejora rendimiento diagnóstico de lesiones pancreáticas sólidas

Gastroenterol. latinoam; 28 (2), 2017
BACKGROUND: The use of endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has improved the characterization and staging of pancreatic solid masses. The primary strategy for improving the ability to diagnose malignant masses is the use of rapid on site evaluation (ROSE) by a cytopathologist. OBJE...

Increasing diagnostic effectiveness of thyroid nodule evaluation by implementation of cell block preparation in routine US-FNA analysis

ABSTRACT Objective Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (US-FNA) biopsy has proven to be an accurate and efficient tool in thyroid nodule evaluation. We evaluated whether cell block adds to the diagnostic accuracy of US-FNA. Subjects and methods Three hundred twenty-eight consecutive patients und...

Ultrasonografía bronquial con aspiración por aguja fina en el estudio lesiones adyacentes a la vía aérea central

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (3), 2016
Background: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided trans-bronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a minimally invasive procedure with a high diagnostic yield for lesions adjacent to the central airway. Aim: To describe the diagnostic yield of EBUS-TBNA for lesions suspicious of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSC...