A rare complication of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration: Pericardial empyema
LUNG INDIA, cilt.36, sa.2, ss.154-156, 2019 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_262_18
- Dergi Adı: LUNG INDIA
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-156
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial biopsy procedure is widely used for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. It is a safe method and the complication rate of procedure is <1%. Rarely, the fatal complications may develop after the intervention. Here, we present a case of pericardial empyema occurred as a complication of EBUS-guided transbronchial biopsy procedure