The Essential cTBNA Bronchoscopist
The Essential Conventional TBNA Bronchoscopist© is the third of six volumes in The Essential Bronchoscopist™ Series. In addition to module-specific competency-oriented learning objectives and post-tests, it contains 30 multiple-choice question/answer sets pertaining to conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (cTBNA). Topics include mediastinal anatomy, proper equipment handling, patient preparation, procedural indications contraindications and complications, bronchoscopic techniques, nodal sampling strategies, lung cancer staging and classification, specimen collection, processing, and expected results for diagnosing malignant and benign mediastinal disorders.
The Essential Conventional TBNA Bronchoscopist© is the third of six volumes in The Essential Bronchoscopist™ Series. In addition to module-specific competency-oriented learning objectives and post-tests, it contains
30 multiple-choice question/answer sets pertaining to conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (cTBNA). Topics include mediastinal anatomy, proper equipment handling, patient preparation, procedural indications contraindications and complications, bronchoscopic techniques, nodal
sampling strategies, lung cancer staging and classification, specimen collection, processing, and expected results for diagnosing malignant and benign mediastinal disorders.
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Funding statement
Funding for The Essential cTBNA Bronchoscopist© is a result of collaborative work among
members of Bronchoscopy International, The Argentine Association for Bronchology, and the
bronchoscopy group of the Hellenic Thoracic Society. No corporate support was either solicited
or received for this work.
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Acknowledgements
We thank all those who have contributed to the art and science of conventional TBNA and who
have helped promote the use of this essential minimally invasive procedure around the world.
Particular thanks to Drs. Stefano Gasparini, Hideo Saka, Artemio Garcia, and to the dozens of
physicians who espouse Bronchoscopy International’s philosophy of an “education without
borders.”
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