These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Flexible transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
    Author: Wang KP, Fuenning C, Johns CJ, Terry PB.
    Journal: Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol; 1989 Apr; 98(4 Pt 1):298-300. PubMed ID: 2705703.
    Abstract:
    To determine the value of transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, we reviewed a 1-year experience of consecutive patients with sarcoidosis presenting with hilar and/or paratracheal adenopathy. The sensitivity of transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy in obtaining specimens of noncaseating granulomas was 90%. This yield exceeds that of most published reports of transbronchial lung biopsy and bronchial mucosal biopsy and suggests that transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy may be a valuable diagnostic tool in the evaluation of these forms of sarcoidosis.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]