What is it about?
Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) is a form of bronchoscopy which is now a commonly used investigation in investigating thoracic lymph node abnormalities in adults but there is very sparse literature on the use of this investigation in children. We have looked into how safe and useful the investigation is in children from our experience in two UK institutes in the first published exclusively European case series.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that this investigation can be performed safely in children and provide valuable diagnostic material, meaning more invasive surgical investigations can be avoided. This is the second largest case series reported to date in the literature.
Perspectives
This literature involved cooperation between colleagues at two separate cities (Manchester and London) as well as within different disciplines (paediatric and adult pulmonology) in a truly collaborative effort. As the use of paediatric EBUS is still limited, we hope that experienced centers will start to perform this with appropriately skilled staff to help children avoid more invasive and risky procedures
Haider Al-Najjar
Manchester University Foundation Trust
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This page is a summary of: The utility and safety of linear endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the paediatric population, European Respiratory Journal, January 2020, European Respiratory Society (ERS),
DOI: 10.1183/13993003.02277-2019.
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