Characteristics of incomplete endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration cases

Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is widely used to diagnose enlarged thoracic lymph nodes (1-12). Because of the advances in imaging modalities, the accurate diagnosis of thoracic lymph nodes has become more important to provide appropriate treatment to patients with lung cancer (13)