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Images in Thorax
Tracheal stenosis after endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration
  1. Andrea Grau1,
  2. Carme Lozano2,
  3. Miguel Gallego1,3
  1. 1 Respiratory Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
  2. 2 Radiology Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari, Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain
  3. 3 Respiratory Department, Centro de Investigación Biomédica En Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
  1. Correspondence to Dr Andrea Grau, Respiratory Department, Parc Taulí Hospital Universitari. Institut d’Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Sabadell, Spain; agrau{at}tauli.cat

https://doi.org/10.1136/thorax-2022-219949

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    A 78-year-old man was referred to our hospital to study a pulmonary nodule in the left lower lobe, suspicious for malignancy. An endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) was carried out for the study, during the procedure samples were taken from lymph node stations 4R (lower paratracheal right), 7 (subcarinal) and 11 L (interlobar left) using a 22-gauge needle. The histological results ruled out lymph node involvement. There were no immediate complications, however, the patient developed a dry cough 72 hours after the procedure.

    After assessment by the multidisciplinary lung tumour committee, mediastinoscopy and excision of the lesion were decided, however, the patient rejected this treatment option, …

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    • Contributors AG: bronchoscopist., writing and technical editing of the manuscript. CL: review of the images proposed in the article and participant in the writing process. MG: critically reviewed the study proposal.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.