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Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Indian Perspective Ritesh Agarwal, MD, and Dheeraj Gupta, MD, DM, FRCP, FAMS
P
erhaps no other technology, after the introduction of the flexible bronchoscope, has generated so much interest among interventional pulmonologists as has endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). In just about 10 years it has seen numerous publications, including several debates on its place in clinical practice.1,2 However, a recent analysis of the publications on EBUS-TBNA has thrown up interesting data. Of the 883 publications identified, >60% have originated from developed countries, with the United States contributing to nearly half of them and Japan, Germany, and England being among the other major contributors. Interestingly,
Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Indian Perspective Ritesh Agarwal, MD, and Dheeraj Gupta, MD, DM, FRCP, FAMS
P
erhaps no other technology, after the introduction of the flexible bronchoscope, has generated so much interest among interventional pulmonologists as has endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA). In just about 10 years it has seen numerous publications, including several debates on its place in clinical practice.1,2 However, a recent analysis of the publications on EBUS-TBNA has thrown up interesting data. Of the 883 publications identified, >60% have originated from developed countries, with the United States contributing to nearly half of them and Japan, Germany, and England being among the other major contributors. Interestingly,
