Sayan Muhammet, Arpag Huseyin
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gazi University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Chest Diseases, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
Lung India. 2019 Mar-Apr;36(2):154-156. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_262_18.
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)-guided transbronchial biopsy procedure is widely used for the diagnosis of mediastinal lymphadenopathy. İt is a safe method and the complication rate of procedure is <1%. Rarely, the fatal complications may develop after the intervention. Here, we present a case of pericardial empyema occurred as a complication of EBUS-guided transbronchial biopsy procedure.
支气管内超声(EBUS)引导下经支气管活检术广泛应用于纵隔淋巴结肿大的诊断。它是一种安全的方法,该操作的并发症发生率<1%。极少数情况下,干预后可能会出现致命并发症。在此,我们报告一例因EBUS引导下经支气管活检术并发心包积脓的病例。