Percutaneous Lung Biopsy: Technique, Efficacy, and Complications

Percutaneous CT guided true cut lung Biopsy: Efficacy in Histo Morphological Diagnosis and Complications, A Prospective Study

CT guided percutaneous needle biopsy is an indispensable tool with high diagnostic accuracy in the detection of pulmonary malignancy. It plays a vital role in clinching the evidence of malignancy, grading, differentiating between primary and secondary, and planning for treatment. This article tries to establish the relative usefulness of CT guided lung biopsy in diagnosis of pulmonary malignanc...

Timing of complications in percutaneous renal biopsy.

Percutaneous renal biopsy (PRB) is a safe and effective tool in the diagnosis and management of renal disease; however, the optimal timing of observation after biopsy is not clearly established. With the use of real-time ultrasound guidance, PRB of native kidneys was performed in 750 adult patients at an academic institution by an attending nephrologist or fellow between June 1983 and June 2002...

Complications in Transbronchial Lung Biopsy

RAD Magazine CT - guided percutaneous lung biopsy

Percutaneous trephine biopsy of the lung.

Needle lung biopsy performed with a trephine cutting needle attached to a high speed pneumatic drill is a new technique which can be expected to yield a high quality lung specimen in 85 percent 90 percent of attempts. This technique is especially applicable to diffuse pulmonary disease. The most frequent complication is the development of pneumothorax (in up to 65 percent of biopsies) which if ...