ArticleRespirology case reports2019
Transoesophageal ultrasound-guided bronchoscopic aspiration of a superior mediastinal tumour using the BF-UC290F instrument.
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- Usefulness of Novel Balloon-Less Convex Probe Bronchoscope for Diagnosing and Staging of Lung Cancer via EBUS-TBNA and EUS-B-FNA.Respirology case reports · 2026Article
- Mediastinal Lymph Node Metastasis of Esophageal Cancer with Esophageal Stenosis Diagnosed via Transesophageal Endoscopic Ultrasound with Bronchoscope-guided Fine-needle Aspiration.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Article
- Transoesophageal ultrasound-guided bronchoscopic aspiration of a superior mediastinal tumour using the BF-UC290F instrument.Respirology case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
A 46-year-old male with a superior mediastinal mass presented with a one-month history of hoarseness and chest pain and was referred to our hospital. Although endobronchial, ultrasound-guided, transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) was initially performed, we could not obtain an adequate specimen because of his severe cough and an inadequate EBUS view. During the same endoscopic session, we performed endoscopic, ultrasound-guided, bronchoscopic fine-needle aspiration (EUS-B-FNA) via a transoesophageal approach using the BF-UC290F (Olympus, Tokyo, Japan), a third-generation EBUS-TBNA endoscope. The BF-UC290F enabled smooth access through the oesophagus and a clear EBUS view of the mass, attributable, respectively, to the compact distal tip and the powerful angulation. Rapid on-site cytology revealed that an adequate specimen had been obtained, and we terminated the procedure without inducing a severe cough. Histologically, the mass was a squamous cell carcinoma. EUS-B-FNA employing the BF-UC290F was useful to diagnose the superior mediastinal mass.
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