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DIAGNOSTICS
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics12020512
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EBUS-TBNA; mediastinal lymphadenopathy; granulomatous diseases
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Mediastinal lymphadenopathy refers to the enlargement of mediastinal lymph nodes due to malignant or benign causes, and can be diagnosed using EBUS. EBUS is a reliable alternative to surgery for non-neoplastic mediastinal lymphadenopathy, but more evidence is needed for granulomatous diseases.
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is a condition in which one or more mediastinal lymph nodes are enlarged for malignant or benign causes, generally more than 10 mm. For a long time, the only way to approach the mediastinum was surgery, while in last decades endoscopic techniques gained their role in neoplastic diseases. At the present time, EBUS is the technique of choice for studying the mediastinum in the suspicion of cancer, while there are not strong indications in guidelines for the study of benign mediastinal lymphadenopathy. We reviewed the literature, looking for evidence of the role of EBUS in the diagnostics of non-neoplastic mediastinal lymphadenopathy, with special regard for granulomatous disease, both infectious and non-infectious. EBUS is a reliable alternative to surgery in non-neoplastic mediastinal lymphadenopathy, even if more evidence is needed for granulomatous diseases other than tuberculosis and sarcoidosis.
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