ArticleThoracic cancer2020
Novel ProCore 25-gauge needle for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration reduces the puncture time and frequency, with comparable diagnostic rate for mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy.
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- Transbronchial needle core biopsyEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Pooled it
- Evolution of transbronchial needle aspiration needles: Over the last half century.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2024Review
- Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): revolutionizing the landscape of lung disease diagnostics.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2024Review
- Added value of EUS-B-FNA to bronchoscopy and EBUS-TBNA in diagnosing and staging of lung cancer.European clinical respiratory journal · 2024Review
- The evolution of endobronchial ultrasound usage in modern era.Tuberkuloz ve toraks · 2023Review
- Clinical Applications of Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) Scope: Challenges and Opportunities.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Does needle-type increase the diagnostic yield of malignancies in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)?-a prospective comparative study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA): Technical Updates and Pathological Yield.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Endosonography Diagnosis with a New ProCore 20G of Mediastinal Metastasis from a Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma.Turkish thoracic journal · 2021Article
- PD-L1 in Cytological Samples: A Review and a Practical Approach.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Diagnosis and staging of lung cancer with the use of one single echoendoscope in both the trachea and the esophagus: A practical guide.Endoscopic ultrasoundArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe ProCore 25-gauge needle is a novel specifically designed puncture needle for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA), which may improve the puncture efficiency of the procedure while ensuring the diagnostic rate. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy, mRNA yield, and complication rate of 25-gauge needles compared to those of 22-gauge needles in the evaluation of mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy.
methodsA total of 39 patients undergoing EBUS-TBNA at our institution were evaluated. All the procedures were performed by an experienced endoscopist formally trained in interventional pulmonology. Both the traditional 22-gauge and ProCore 25-gauge needles were used at each lymph node station. For all specimens obtained via EBUS-TBNA, 50 μL was used to extract mRNA and detect the RNA concentration, whereas the other part was sent to the pathological evaluation. χ
resultsA total of 88 lymph nodes were punctured by the two needles separately. The diagnostic accuracy for each puncture between the two needles did not show any significant difference (P > 0.05). No serious procedure-related complications were reported. In addition, the mRNA concentration did not differ between the two types of needles (P > 0.05).
conclusionThe ProCore 25-gauge needle gained a similar diagnostic yield with less puncture time and frequency compared with the 22-gauge needle.
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