A Missed Cause of Dyspnea Identified on Endobronchial Ultrasound

Abboud, Abdallah; Castillo, Sonia M.

doi:10.1097/lbr.0000000000000691

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“…This ultimately broadens the patient population that can timely obtain PE treatment and management. One case study reported that a pulmonary embolism that was missed on CTA was visualized with EBUS, further supporting the untapped potential of EBUS [4]. EBUS is a safe, dependable, and feasible method of diagnosing PE [5], with a 96% sensitivity in detecting PE [6], there are few studies that explore the use of EBUS as a follow-up tool in PE management.…”

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Utility of Bronchoscopy With Endobronchial Ultrasound in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Pulmonary Embolism

Chow

Roberts

Trivedi

2021

Cureus

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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common diagnosis made in the emergency department (ED). Although CT angiogram remains the preferred diagnostic modality, sometimes it is not possible to obtain due to hemodynamic instability, renal failure, pregnancy, etc. Bronchoscopy with endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) has been used for the evaluation of mediastinal and hilar lesions. The proximity of pulmonary vasculature to mediastinal and hilar structures can aid in utilizing EBUS for bedside diagnosis and future monitoring of pulmonary embolism. This case describes a patient who presented with cardiac arrest, likely secondary to a massive pulmonary embolism, and later underwent bronchoscopy with EBUS that demonstrated the pulmonary emboli.

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