EBUS technique is ideal to detect lung cancers and TB, say lung specialists

At the one-day international conference, senior pulmonologists from Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City, said the EBUS technique has inherent advantages over other diagnostic procedures

Hyderabad: EndoBronchial Ultrasonography (EBUS) technique plays an important role in efficient and early diagnosis of lung cancer and tuberculosis, and enables specialists see the abnormality directly and obtain samples precisely from the abnormal areas, senior pulmonologists from Yashoda Hospitals, Hitec City, said on Sunday.

Addressing nearly 500 lung specialists from South India, head, pulmonology, Yashoda Hospitals, Dr V Nagarjuna Maturu, in a one-day international conference and live workshop, said the EBUS technique has inherent advantages over other diagnostic procedures.

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Nearly 50 senior faculty from across India, including Dr Amita Nene, secretary, Indian Association of Bronchology, senior pulmonologist from Hyderabad, Dr A Jayachandra and Dr Pattabhiraman from Coimbatore shared their insights and imparted training to the participants.

MD, Yashoda Hospitals, Dr GS Rao, who inaugurated the workshop, said, “EBUS is increasingly being used as a first line investigation of choice for diagnosis of various diseases like TB, sarcoidosis and lung cancers. It is also used in lung cancer to assess the extent of spread of the tumour within the chest.”