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dc.titleUtility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection
dc.contributor.authorHan, A.Y.Y
dc.contributor.authorTan, A.H
dc.contributor.authorKoh, M.S
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T02:52:39Z
dc.date.available2020-11-17T02:52:39Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationHan, A.Y.Y, Tan, A.H, Koh, M.S (2015). Utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in diagnosis of intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. BioMed Research International 2015 : 257932. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/257932
dc.identifier.issn23146133
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/183454
dc.description.abstractObjective. Intrathoracic lymphadenopathy (LAD) in patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is common, with wide-ranging diagnoses, from benign to malignant causes. Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a relatively new technology with established applications in lung cancer, sarcoidosis, and tuberculosis. We sought to find out whether the addition of EBUS-TBNA to the diagnostic algorithm for LAD in HIV patients will reduce the need for mediastinoscopy. Methods. Retrospective chart review of all EBUS-TBNA procedures performed in our centre from August 2008 to December 2012. Results. 513 patients had EBUS-TBNA performed during this period. We identified nine HIV-infected patients who had LAD of unknown cause and underwent EBUS-TBNA. The procedure reduced the need for mediastinoscopy in eight patients (89%). Conclusions. Potential mediastinoscopies can be avoided by utilising EBUS-TBNA in HIV patients with LAD. © 2015 Audrey Yan Yi Han et al.
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceUnpaywall 20201031
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectalgorithm
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectdiagnostic imaging
dc.subjectendobronchial ultrasonography
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus infected patient
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus infection
dc.subjectlymphadenopathy
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmediastinoscopy
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectretrospective study
dc.subjecttransbronchial aspiration
dc.subjectvery elderly
dc.subjectbronchus
dc.subjectcomplication
dc.subjectdemography
dc.subjectechography
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectfine needle aspiration biopsy
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus infection
dc.subjectlymphatic system disease
dc.subjectpathology
dc.subjectradiography
dc.subjectthorax
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectBiopsy, Fine-Needle
dc.subjectBronchi
dc.subjectDemography
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHIV Infections
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectLymphatic Diseases
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectThorax
dc.typeArticle
dc.contributor.departmentDUKE-NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL
dc.description.doi10.1155/2015/257932
dc.description.sourcetitleBioMed Research International
dc.description.volume2015
dc.description.page257932
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