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Randomized Controlled Trial
Rapid on-site evaluation of transbronchial aspirates in the diagnosis of hilar and mediastinal adenopathy: a randomized trial.
Rapid on-site evaluation (ROSE) of transbronchial needle aspirates has long been used during flexible bronchoscopy, but its usefulness in the diagnosis of hilar and mediastinal adenopathy is controversial. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the extent to which ROSE can be valuable in patients undergoing transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) for the diagnosis of hilar and mediastinal adenopathy. ⋯ ROSE of transbronchial aspirates from hilar and mediastinal nodes enables avoidance of additional biopsy without loss in diagnostic yield and reduces the complication rate of bronchoscopy.