Combined endobronchial and esophageal endosonography for the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline, in cooperation with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)

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  • Vilmann, Peter
  • Paul Frost Clementsen
  • Sara Colella
  • Siemsen, Mette
  • Paul De Leyn
  • Jean-Marc Dumonceau
  • Felix J Herth
  • Alberto Larghi
  • Enrique Vazquez-Sequeiros
  • Cesare Hassan
  • Laurence Crombag
  • Daniël A Korevaar
  • Konge, Lars
  • Jouke T Annema

This is an official guideline of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE), produced in cooperation with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS). It addresses the benefit and burden associated with combined endobronchial and esophageal mediastinal nodal staging of lung cancer. The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) approach was adopted to define the strength of recommendations and the quality of evidence.The article has been co-published with permission in Endoscopy and the European Respiratory Journal.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Volume48
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)1-15
Number of pages15
ISSN1010-7940
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2015

    Research areas

  • Biopsy, Needle, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Endosonography, Humans, Lung, Lung Neoplasms, Neoplasm Staging

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