Thrombolysis of Pulmonary Emboli via Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Injection.

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle injection (EBUS-TBNI) is a novel technique for treating peribronchial targets. The aim of this study was to evaluate preliminary feasibility of thrombolysis of pulmonary emboli via EBUS-TBNI.

Authors

  • Terunaga Inage
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada; Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
  • Kosuke Fujino
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Yamato Motooka
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Tsukasa Ishiwata
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Hideki Ujiie
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Nicholas Bernards
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Alexander Gregor
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Zhenchian Chen
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Masato Aragaki
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Tomonari Kinoshita
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada.
  • Ichiro Yoshino
    Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
  • Kazuhiro Yasufuku
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: kazuhiro.yasufuku@uhn.ca.