Percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung.

The Chiba needle for percutaneous lung biopsy.

PERCUTANEOUS TRANSTHORACIC BIOPSY USING TRU-CUT NEEDLE

Biopsies of thoracic lesions guidance. 22 of the 1 12 lesions were mediastinal and 83 were pleuroparenchymal. A large-bore 14-gauge Tru-cut needle was used in all patients. Adequate specimens for histologic examination were obtained in 98%. The overall accuracy was 91 % with 9% false negative and no false positive diagnoses. Despite the large size of the needle, the total number of complic...

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...

Tumor seeding along the needle track after percutaneous lung biopsy

1. Departamento de Radiologia Intervencionista, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo (SP) Brasil. 2. Departamento de Cirurgia Torácica, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein, São Paulo (SP) Brasil. A 56-year-old male patient underwent percutaneous biopsy of a nodule in the right lung apex (Figure 1A). The tip of a 19-gauge coaxial needle was positioned in the posterior ch...