Evaluation of mediastinal lymph nodes with endobronchial ultrasound: The thoracic surgeon's perspective

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.017 Byline: Rafael S. Andrade (a), Shawn S. Groth (a), Natasha M. Rueth (a), Jonathan D'Cunha (a), Stefan E. Pambuccian (b), Michael A. Maddaus (a) Abbreviations: EBUS-FNA, endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration; EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; FN, false negative; FP, false positive; MLN, mediastinal lymph node; NPV, negative predictive value; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; ROSE, rapid on-site evaluation; TN, true negative; TP, true positive Abstract: The objectives of our study are to (1) describe our experience with endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes and (2) illustrate how thoracic surgeons facile with ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration have the potential to streamline patient care. Author Affiliation: (a) Department of Surgery, Division of General Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn (b) Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn Article History: Received 2 May 2009; Revised 29 October 2009; Accepted 13 November 2009 Article Note: (footnote) Disclosures: None.