Variable Presentations of Thoracic Biopsy Related Hemothorax
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Variable Presentations of Thoracic Biopsy Related Hemothorax
Computed tomography (CT) guided percutaneous biopsy is a frequently performed procedure to establish a pathologic diagnosis in thoracic disease. While the most frequent complication of percutaneous chest biopsy is pneumothorax, hemothorax is a rare but potentially fatal complication. The purpose of this study is to assess the risk of post biopsy hemothorax, its associated consequences, and desc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Universal Journal of Clinical Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2331-964X,2331-9623
DOI: 10.13189/ujcm.2013.010202