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Evaluate This EBUS-Guided TBNA Case

Published on Tue Sep 29, 2026

Question: A pulmonologist in our practice performed a flexible bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) guidance on a 70-year-old patient. The physician is evaluating a persistent right upper lobe (RUL) pulmonary nodule that was identified on a chest CT. The CT also revealed enlargement of the right paratracheal and subcarinal lymph nodes. The pulmonologist performed transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) on stations [...]
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