The utility and safety of Linear Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in the paediatric population

EBUS-TBNA in adults is an essential tool to investigating mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy. It is now integral to the diagnostic and staging algorithm for lung cancer [1] as well as the diagnosis of other malignancies, lymphoma and non-malignant granulomatous conditions such as sarcoidosis and tuberculosis. The comparable diagnostic yield, along with decreased complications, has reduced the requirement for previously standard surgical biopsy sampling [2, 3]. Footnotes This manuscript has recently been accepted for publication in the European Respiratory Journal . It is published here in its accepted form prior to copyediting and typesetting by our production team. After these production processes are complete and the authors have approved the resulting proofs, the article will move to the latest issue of the ERJ online. Please open or download the PDF to view this article. Conflict of interest: Dr. Al-Najjar has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Breen has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Santis has nothing to disclose. Conflict of interest: Dr. Narayan has nothing to disclose.