EBUS Specialist · Chandigarh Tricity
EBUS (endobronchial ultrasound) lets Dr. Siddarth Singh see and biopsy lymph nodes and masses hidden behind the airway walls — through the mouth, with no incisions. If a CT scan near Chandigarh has shown enlarged chest lymph nodes or a lung shadow, EBUS is usually the fastest, safest route to a definitive diagnosis.
Performed by an AIIMS Bhubaneswar-trained DM interventional pulmonologist
Day-care procedure under sedation — go home the same day
Gold standard for lung cancer staging and mediastinal lymph node biopsy
Transparent cost guidance: typically ₹20,000 – ₹50,000
EBUS combines a bronchoscope with an ultrasound probe at its tip. Guided by real-time ultrasound images, a fine needle passes through the airway wall into lymph nodes or tumours that previously required open surgery (mediastinoscopy) to reach. Accuracy is comparable, but recovery is measured in hours, not weeks.
EBUS is recommended for lung cancer staging, enlarged mediastinal or hilar lymph nodes on CT, suspected tuberculosis lymphadenopathy, sarcoidosis, lymphoma evaluation, and unexplained masses sitting next to the windpipe. In many patients, EBUS provides the diagnosis that weeks of scans and blood tests could not.
You remain NPO — nothing to eat or drink — for 4 hours before the procedure. EBUS takes 30–45 minutes under sedation; most patients describe only a sore throat afterwards and resume normal routine the next day. Biopsy samples go for pathology and, where needed, molecular testing for personalised cancer treatment.
Common Questions
No. EBUS is performed under sedation with local anaesthesia of the throat. Patients do not feel the biopsy being taken. A mild sore throat for a day is the most common after-effect.
For lung cancer staging and lymph node diagnosis, EBUS has accuracy comparable to surgical mediastinoscopy in experienced hands — which is why international guidelines recommend EBUS as the first step. Dr. Singh has performed thousands of such procedures across AIIMS institutes.
Consultation Locations
Consultant — Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Zirakpur, Punjab · VIP Road, Zirakpur — OPD consultations, bronchoscopy suite & sleep lab
OPD · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Director — Institute of Respiratory & Critical Care
Panchkula, Haryana · Advanced ICU, interventional pulmonology & respiratory critical care
OPD · 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
