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Esophageal endoscopic ultrasound - fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a minimally invasive and accurate method for left adrenal gland (LAG) analysis but requires a conventional gastrointestinal echoendoscope. Complete endobronchial and esophageal mediastinal nodal staging can be achieved by just a single endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) scope, introducing it into the esophagus (EUS-B) following the endobronchial procedure. Whether the LAG can also be assessed with the EBUS scope is unknown. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Objectives:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of identifying the LAG with the EBUS scope. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; We conducted a retrospective analysis of lung cancer patients who underwent EBUS and EUS-B for mediastinal staging and LAG assessment between January 2013 and May 2015. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; A total of 143 patients with (suspected) lung cancer were investigated by the combination of EBUS and EUS-B. In 68 of the 80 patients (85%) in whom an attempt was made to identify the LAG, it was feasible to transgastrically detect the LAG with the EBUS scope. In 9 patients with endosonographic signs of malignant involvement, diagnostic transgastric FNAs were obtained in all. In the 12 patients (15%) in whom the LAG was not detected, the contact between the ultrasound transducer and the gastric wall was suboptimal - the length of the scope was not a limiting factor. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Conclusions:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; The EBUS scope allows identification of the LAG in the vast majority of lung cancer patients. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Implication:&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;\/b&gt; In patients with (suspected) lung cancer, in addition to complete hilar and mediastinal staging, LAG assessment using just a single EBUS scope also seems feasible. 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