Abstract
The authors performed 308 needle aspiration biopsies of parenchymal lung masses. The patients were then placed with the puncture site down for a period of at least 1 hour or until air leakage stopped. Coughing, talking, and activity were restricted. Complications included pneumothorax, at a rate of 25.0%, and chest tube placement, at a rate of 1.6%. In a subgroup of 262 patients who required only one pleural puncture at biopsy, a pneumothorax rate of 17.9% and a chest tube placement rate of 0.4% were encountered. When compared with a similar series of 143 control patients, significant reductions in both pneumothorax rate (P = .0004) and chest tube placement rate (P = .0001) were demonstrated.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 733-735 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Radiology |
Volume | 175 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jun 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Biopsies, complications, 60.458, 66.732
- Lung, biopsy, 60.458, 66.732
- Pneumothorax, 66.732
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology