Toshiyuki Nakai, Yuji Matsumoto, Takahiro Ueda, Yuko Kuwae, Sayaka Tanaka, Atsushi Miyamoto, Yoshiya Matsumoto, Kenji Sawa, Kanako Sato, Kazuhiro Yamada, Tetsuya Watanabe, Kazuhisa Asai, Hideaki Furuse, Keigo Uchimura, Tatsuya Imabayashi, Riki Uenishi, Mitsuru Fukui, Hidenori Tanaka, Masahiko Ohsawa, Tomoya Kawaguchi, Takaaki Tsuchida
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a diagnostic procedure with adequate performance; however, its ability to provide specimens of sufficient quality and quantity for treatment decision-making in advanced-stage lung cancer may be limited, primarily due to blood contamination. The use of a 0.96-mm miniforceps biopsy (MFB) permits true histological sampling, but the resulting small specimens are unsuitable for the intended applications...
January 21, 2024: Respirology: Official Journal of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology