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Brief Title: Comparison of 22-gauge and 19-gauge Aspiration Needle During EBUS-TBNA
Official Title: Comparison of the Diagnostic Yield Between Various Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided-transbronchial Needles (EBUS-TBN) to Evaluate Suspect Mediastinal and Hilar Lymph Nodes
Study ID: NCT02813603
Brief Summary: 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.
Detailed 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.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Ruhrlandklinik, University Hospital Essen, Essen, NRW, Germany
University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, , Switzerland
Name: Kaid Darwiche, PD Dr. med.
Affiliation: supervising doctor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR