Diagnostic utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in elderly patients

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YILMAZ DEMİRCİ N., ÖZTÜRK C.

TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX, cilt.66, sa.2, ss.115-121, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/tt.67020
  • Dergi Adı: TUBERKULOZ VE TORAK-TUBERCULOSIS AND THORAX
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.115-121
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Endobronchial ultrasound, transbronchial needle aspiration, complications, diagnostic utility, elderly, LUNG-CANCER, EBUS-TBNA, SARCOIDOSIS, SAFETY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: In the elderly population, diagnosis and initial treatment should be considered as soon as possible because of co-morbidities and complications. We aimed to evaluate the findings of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) to determine the diagnostic utility of EBUS-TBNA in patients 65 years of age and older.