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  1. Artikel ; Online: Endobronchial ultrasound with transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis of bilateral hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy.

    Boujaoude, Ziad / Dahdel, Maher / Pratter, Melvin / Kass, Jonathan

    Journal of bronchology & interventional pulmonology

    2012  Band 19, Heft 1, Seite(n) 19–23

    Abstract: Background: : Bilateral hilar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy (BHL±ML) is an important radiographic finding. Since it was examined 38 years ago by Winterbauer and colleagues, better diagnostic techniques have been developed. The purpose of this study ...

    Abstract Background: : Bilateral hilar and/or mediastinal lymphadenopathy (BHL±ML) is an important radiographic finding. Since it was examined 38 years ago by Winterbauer and colleagues, better diagnostic techniques have been developed. The purpose of this study was to reexamine the diagnosis of BHL±ML by Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).
    Methods: : We carried out a retrospective analysis of data from 78 consecutive patients with BHL±ML who underwent EBUS-TBNA. Patient's characteristics including age, sex, symptoms, radiographic abnormalities, lymph node size, procedural complications, and the final pathologic diagnosis were recorded.
    Results: : There were 8 diagnostic categories. Sarcoidosis was the most common diagnosis (73%), followed by lymphoma (10%), and reactive lymphadenopathy (10%). Nonlymphoma malignancy was found in 1 case. Seventy-three percent of the patients with sarcoidosis had stage 1 and 27% had stage 2 disease. The diagnosis was made by EBUS-TBNA in 92.3% of the cases. The diagnostic accuracy for EBUS-TBNA was 95% for stage 1 and 93% for stage 2. Fifty one percent of the patients were asymptomatic. Fifty seven percent of sarcoidosis and 36% of the nonsarcoidosis patients were asymptomatic. There were no significant complications from EBUS-TBNA.
    Conclusions: : EBUS-TBNA is a safe and minimally invasive procedure with a high diagnostic yield for BHL±ML. Sarcoidosis is still the most common diagnosis but the incidence seems to have decreased over the years. The increase in nonsarcoidosis patients and the evidence that lymphoma does occur in some asymptomatic patients suggests that biopsy confirmation with EBUS-TBNA is warranted.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Diagnosis, Differential ; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration ; Endosonography ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Lung Diseases/epidemiology ; Lung Diseases/pathology ; Lymph Nodes/pathology ; Lymphatic Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Lymphatic Diseases/epidemiology ; Lymphatic Diseases/pathology ; Lymphoma/diagnostic imaging ; Lymphoma/epidemiology ; Lymphoma/pathology ; Male ; Mediastinal Diseases/diagnostic imaging ; Mediastinal Diseases/pathology ; Middle Aged ; Retrospective Studies ; Sarcoidosis/diagnostic imaging ; Sarcoidosis/epidemiology ; Sarcoidosis/pathology
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2012-01
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2478320-1
    ISSN 1948-8270 ; 1944-6586
    ISSN (online) 1948-8270
    ISSN 1944-6586
    DOI 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3182442b89
    Datenquelle MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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  2. Artikel ; Online: Lung abscess: update on microbiology and management.

    Yazbeck, Moussa F / Dahdel, Maher / Kalra, Ankur / Browne, Alexander S / Pratter, Melvin R

    American journal of therapeutics

    2014  Band 21, Heft 3, Seite(n) 217–221

    Abstract: A lung abscess is a circumscribed collection of pus in the lung as a result of a microbial infection, which leads to cavity formation and often a radiographic finding of an air fluid level. Patients with lung abscesses commonly present to their primary ... ...

    Abstract A lung abscess is a circumscribed collection of pus in the lung as a result of a microbial infection, which leads to cavity formation and often a radiographic finding of an air fluid level. Patients with lung abscesses commonly present to their primary care physician or to the emergency department with "nonresolving pneumonia." Although, the incidence of lung abscess has declined since the introduction of antibiotic treatment, it still carries a mortality of up to 10%-20%. This article discusses in detail the up-to-date microbiology and the management of lung abscesses.
    Mesh-Begriff(e) Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Emergency Service, Hospital ; Humans ; Lung Abscess/microbiology ; Lung Abscess/mortality ; Lung Abscess/therapy ; Pneumonia/microbiology ; Pneumonia/therapy
    Chemische Substanzen Anti-Bacterial Agents
    Sprache Englisch
    Erscheinungsdatum 2014-05
    Erscheinungsland United States
    Dokumenttyp Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1280786-2
    ISSN 1536-3686 ; 1075-2765
    ISSN (online) 1536-3686
    ISSN 1075-2765
    DOI 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3182383c9b
    Datenquelle MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE

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