An Algorithmic Approach for Assessment of Mediastinal Lesions Using Conventional Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and Endoscopic Ultrasonography in a Single Procedure

Table 2

Yield by lymph node location and biopsy modality.

LN	Positive yield
	C-TBNA		EBUS after C-TBNA		EUS after C-TBNA		Overall
2R	6/6	100.00%	3/3	100.00%	1/1	100.00%	10/10	100.00%
4R	42/45	93.33%	9/11	81.82%	0/0		51/56	91.07%
4L	9/9	100.00%	1/1	100.00%	13/14	92.86%	23/24	95.83%
6	0/0		0/0		0/0		0/0
7	38/39	97.44%	8/9	88.89%	5/6	83.33%	51/54	94.44%
8R	2/2	100.00%	0/0		12/14	85.71%	14/16	87.50%
8L	0/0		0/0		4/4	100.00%	4/4	100.00%
10L	2/2	100.00%	0/0		0/0		2/2	100.00%
11R	11/15	73.33%	11/11	100.00%	0/0		22/26	84.62%
11L	8/9	88.89%	5/5	100.00%	0/0		13/14	92.86%
Total	118/127	92.91%	37/40	92.50%	35/39	89.74%	190/206	92.23%