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ReviewThe open respiratory medicine journal2025

The Role of Bronchoscopy in the Management of Lung Nodules. Is it too Early to Retire Transthoracic Needle Aspiration?

Munish Sharma, Swikriti Shrestha, Yasoda Rijal, Salim Surani

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Review in The open respiratory medicine journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Munish SharmaDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Baylor Scott and White, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-5742
Swikriti ShresthaInternal Medicine, Universal College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa NPL.
Yasoda RijalInternal Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, NPL.
Salim SuraniDivision of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Adjunct Clinical Professor, Texas A&M University, USA.

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Abstract

Transthoracic Needle Aspiration (TTNA) is a medical procedure that involves the percutaneous insertion of a needle, typically guided by computed tomography, to aspirate lung tissue. During TTNA, the needle is often directed through the pleura and lung to reach and aspirate target tissues, such as the lung or lymph nodes. This procedure is commonly used to obtain tissue samples for diagnostic purposes. Over the past decade, invasive bronchoscopy, including endobronchial ultrasound biopsy (EBUS), radial probe, navigational, and robotic bronchoscopy, has improved the yield and safety profile of lung nodule biopsies while ensuring adequate lung tissue sampling. In this review article, we aim to compare the differences in efficacy, safety, and diagnostic yield among various diagnostic modalities in pulmonary medicine.

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Endobronchial ultrasound biopsyLung carcinomaLung noduleRobotic bronchoscopyTransthoracic needle aspirationVirtual bronchoscopic navigation

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PMID41036292
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