The diagnosis value of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for pulmonary cryptococcosis / 中国基层医药
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
;
(12): 247-249, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-475660
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the value of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis.Methods 15 patients who were diagnosed as pulmonary cryptococcosis were retrospectively studied,all of them were examined by sputum smear,X ray,CT and EBUS-TBNA.Results 15 patients who received EBUS-TBNA were diagnosed pulmonary cryptococcosis by pathological methods and germiculture,during the process no complication was detected.Conclusion EBUS-TBNA is a safe and effective means in the diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis for pulmonary cryptococcosis patients hard to be diagnosed clinically.
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Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
Year:
2015
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