Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) reduces time for diagnosis of lung cancer if used as the initial diagnostic test of choice

Muhammad Tufail (Basildon, United Kingdom), Nishant Sinha, Muhammad Tufail, Odiri Eneje, Syed Abbas, Bernard Yung, Kanwar Pannu, Dipak Mukherjee

Source: International Congress 2016 – Clinical aspects of lung cancer
Session: Clinical aspects of lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2808
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Muhammad Tufail (Basildon, United Kingdom), Nishant Sinha, Muhammad Tufail, Odiri Eneje, Syed Abbas, Bernard Yung, Kanwar Pannu, Dipak Mukherjee. Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) reduces time for diagnosis of lung cancer if used as the initial diagnostic test of choice. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2808

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