Abstract
Endoscopic ultrasound: A safe and alternative way to biopsy mediastinal lesions - Chinese General Hospital Experience
Keith Brian Enriquez,M.D., Jonard Co, M.D., Mary Anne Go, M.D.
Department of Gastroenterology: Chinese General Hospital
Significance: The evaluation of mediastinal masses presents diagnostic difficulties. This is because of their various potential pathogenic origins, closeness to several critical structures, and difficulties in obtaining a biopsy. Lesions of the mediastinum may be assessed using both non-invasive and invasive techniques such as Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS). However, EUS is most commonly used to evaluate and sample lesions of the abdomen and has only been used on rare occasions to evaluate and sample other lesions. In this case, we present here of the few EUS-guided fine needle biopsy (FNB) of mediastinal mass.
Keywords: Case report, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Endoscopic ultrasound, Endoscopic ultrasound guided fine needle biopsy, Mediastinal Lesions
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