ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2025
Endobronchial ultrasound diagnostic yield for sarcoidosis in hilar
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- Reply to: Revisiting the reported superiority of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial mediastinal cryobiopsy over EBUS-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in sarcoidosis.ERJ open research · 2026Article
- Scoping out sarcoidosis: the evolving role of bronchoscopy.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026Review
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Abstract
Background: Pulmonary sarcoidosis is diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspirate (EBUS-TBNA) of hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes and the finding of non-caseating granulomatous inflammation. There are currently no guidelines about which lymph node stations to sample to optimize the diagnostic yield and it is unclear if there is a difference in the yield between hilar and mediastinal lymph node stations. The objective of this study was to assess the difference in the diagnostic yield of EBUS-TBNA for non-caseating granulomas between hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes. Methods: A retrospective study was performed and medical records were reviewed of all patients at a single institution who underwent EBUS-TBNA of thoracic lymph nodes to evaluate for sarcoidosis. Results: Two hundred twenty-five patients with suspicion of sarcoidosis underwent EBUS-TBNA for evaluation of hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. The yield of EBUS-TBNA for non-caseating granulomas was 61.8% Conclusions: The yield of EBUS-TBNA for non-caseating granulomas in patients with suspected sarcoidosis was similar between the hilar and mediastinal lymph nodes.
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