Tianjin Medical Journal ›› 2017, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (11): 1218-1221.doi: 10.11958/20170911

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Conventional transbronchial needle aspiration technique guided by rapid on-site evaluation

FENG Jing,LI Cai-li,CAO Jie   

  1. Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital
  • Received:2017-08-17 Revised:2017-09-07 Published:2017-11-15 Online:2017-11-15
  • Contact: FENG Jing E-mail:zyyhxkfj@126.com

Abstract:  Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), which has excellent sensitivity and specificity, is one of the key techniques of diagnostic interventional pulmonology. The conventional TBNA (C-TBNA) is routinely operated with ordinary bronchoscopy under local anesthesia. The efficacy of C-TBNA can be improved when rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) is used during operating procedure. This paper describes technical essentials of ROSE-based C-TBNA.

Key words: diagnostic, interventional pulmonology, rapid on site evaluation, transbronchial needle aspiration

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