Clinical analysis and prevention of complications associated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous thick needle biopsy / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the occurrence of complications in US-guided percutaneous biopsy using core (>19G) gauge cutting needle.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A retrospective analysis of 5366 US-guided thick needle biopsies was conducted to analyze the incidence of complications after biopsy at different positions.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total incidence of complications was 1.08%, including most frequent hemorrhage, pneumothorax, hemotysis and infection.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Ultrasound-guided automatic biopsy is easy to operate and safe, and strict execution of the procedures can lower the incidence of the complications.</p>