Comparison of 22-gauge and 19-gauge Aspiration Needle During EBUS-TBNA

University Hospital Essen

Status

Completed

Conditions

Lung Cancer

Treatments

Procedure: EBUS

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02813603

EBUS19VS22

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators intend to compare the 19-gauge needle and the 22-gauge-needle during EBUS-TBNA concerning the diagnostic yield, the quality and quantity of each biopsy needle without raising the rate of complications.

Full description

Investigators intend to compare the 19-gauge needle and the 22-gauge-needle during EBUS-TBNA performed in rigid bronchoscopy for patients with probable lung cancer diagnosis and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes.

Enrollment

100 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Male or female patients aged over 18
Patients signed written informed consent
Mediastinal or hilar enlarged lymph nodes (>10mm) in short axis radiological or clinical findings likely for lung cancer

Exclusion criteria

Severe impairment of any organs, with do not enable anaesthesia
Quick <80%, INR >1,5, thrombocytes <50/nl or PTT>120sec
Other clinically relevant medical or psychological diseases, which affect the patients judgement or ability to participate in this study.
Insufficient language ability (spoken and written German)