Left adrenal biopsy using the convex curvilinear ultrasound scope

Nikhil Meena; Cidney Hulett; Susanne Jeffus; Thaddeus Bartter

doi:10.1159/000368370

Left adrenal biopsy using the convex curvilinear ultrasound scope

Respiration. 2015;89(1):57-61. doi: 10.1159/000368370. Epub 2014 Dec 6.

Authors

Nikhil Meena¹, Cidney Hulett, Susanne Jeffus, Thaddeus Bartter

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Ark., USA.

PMID: 25502409
DOI: 10.1159/000368370

Abstract

Effective use of the convex curvilinear ultrasound bronchoscope in the esophagus (EUS-B) is well described. EUS-B has not been described for diagnostic sampling of the left adrenal gland. We describe 6 cases of diagnostic fine-needle aspiration of the left adrenal gland using EUS-B. This capacity increases the diagnostic capabilities of the pulmonologist experienced in EUS-B.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Glands / pathology*
Aged
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged