Percutaneous trephine biopsy of the lung.

Percutaneous Spine Biopsy: A Literature Review

Percutaneous spine biopsy has widely replaced open biopsy during the last 50 years. Closed biopsy is more cost effective, less invasive, and has fewer complications than open procedures. A literature search was conducted in PubMed for percutaneous spine biopsy. The contributing factors to the success of the biopsy were identified by reviewing the articles and their references. These factors inc...

Fatal Complication in Percutaneous Needle Biopsy of the Lung

The danger of percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung has been emphasized by the recent report of two additional fatal cases.' The authors review the published fatalities in the English literature, pointing out that they have occurred, except in one case,2 after the use of cutting needles. We have published our own results3 in 18 patients submitted to biopsy with the high speed trephine presente...

Letter: Fatal complication in percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung.

The danger of percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung has been emphasized by the recent report of two additional fatal cases.' The authors review the published fatalities in the English literature, pointing out that they have occurred, except in one case,2 after the use of cutting needles. We have published our own results3 in 18 patients submitted to biopsy with the high speed trephine presente...

Pathology of interstitial lung diseases, with particular reference to terminology, classification and trephine lung biopsy.

Trephine biopsy of the lung and pleura.