Single plane fluoroscopic guided biopsy of thoracic lesions
JPMA-Journal of Pakistan Medical Association. 1996; 46 (4): 73-77
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Single plane fluoroscopic guided biopsy was performed successfully in 61 of 70 patients with thoracic lesions using inexpensive spinal needles. Lesions smaller than 2 cm and those located within 2 cm distance from vascular structures were not biopsied using this technique. Post-biopsy pneumothorax developed in 15 of the 46 biopsies of the intrapulmonary lesions. Five patients required a chest tube placement for symptomatic pneumothoraces. There were no fatalities. It is suggested that in a selected group of patients single plane fluoroscopic guided biopsy is a safe and fast method for diagnosis of a thoracic lesion
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Índice:
IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
Doenças Torácicas
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. Pak. Med. Assoc.
Ano de publicação:
1996
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