Gastrointestinal endoscopy, 71(1), 210-212. Mosby Inc. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 71(1), 210-212
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1097-6779 0016-5107
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EUS-FNA has been reported to be a safe and accurate diagnostic method for investigating mediastinal lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with suspected lung cancer and sarcoidosis. The safety record of EUS-FNA in patients with mediastinal tuberculosis (TB) is unknown. We describe a patient with TB who developed mediastinal-esophageal fistulae after EUS-FNA of a tuberculous subcarinal LN.