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Thorax 67:650 doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-201149
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Tuberculosis through the rose tinted spectacles of the EBUS endoscopist: be aware of the bias

  1. Kurt Tournoy
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kurt Tournoy, Ghent University Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Building 7 K12 IE, De Pintelaan 185, Ghent 9000, Belgium; kurt.tournoy{at}ugent.be

  1. Contributors KT is the sole contributor.

  • Accepted 11 October 2011
  • Published Online First 16 November 2011

I read with interest the article on the utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in tuberculous intrathoracic lymphadenopathy by Navani et al.1

EBUS-TBNA has been validated for the assessment of mediastinal nodes in lung cancer2 and to obtain a diagnosis in (presumed) centrally located lung cancer3 or sarcoidosis.4 In addition to a recent report,5 the study by Navani et …

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