Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the patients (n = 44).
Table 2.
Mediastinal lymph nodes examined by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) and transesophageal bronchoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA-B/E).
Figure 1.
Diagnostic algorithm of study patients.
EBUS-TBNA, endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration; EUS-FNA-B/E, transesophageal bronchoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.
Table 3.
Diagnostic performances of PET/CT, EBUS-TBNA, and the combination of EBUS-TBNA and EUS-FNA-B/E for the detection of mediastinal metastasis on a per person basis.
Table 4.
The six cases of increased mediastinal stage after addition of EUS-FNA-B/E.