A comparison of the diagnostic value of 19-gauge histology and 22-gauge cytology needles in bronchoscopy for the evaluation of endobronchial lesions

YILMAZEL UÇAR, Elif; MERAL, Mehmet; AKGÜN, Metin; ŞİPAL, Sare; KAYNAR, Hasan; SAĞLAM, Leyla; Gorguner, Ali

doi:10.3906/sag-1008-998

A comparison of the diagnostic value of 19-gauge histology and 22-gauge cytology needles in bronchoscopy for the evaluation of endobronchial lesions

YILMAZEL UÇAR E., MERAL M., AKGÜN M., ŞİPAL S., KAYNAR H., SAĞLAM L., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.41, sa.3, ss.475-481, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.3906/sag-1008-998
Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.475-481
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To prospectively compare the sensitivity of Wang 22-gauge needle aspiration and 19-gauge needle aspiration with bronchial biopsy and determine whether there was difference between 22-gauge and 19-gauge needle aspirations in the diagnosis of endobronchial malignancies.