Echo-guided biopsy in peripheral pulmonary lesions. our experience
Cervi, P.M.; Trevisani, L.; Zucchi, F.; Bighi, S.; Lodi, M.; Lupi, L.; Cardona, P.
La Radiologia Medica 80(4): 445-450
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-8362 PMID: 2244030 Document Number: 355291
Twenty-nine patients with peripheral intrathoracic lesions underwent real-time US and US-guided biopsy. The lesions were mainly atypical fluid collections in 3 patients and mainly solid in the extant 26. Biopsies performed with fine aspirating or cutting needles (20-22 gauge) were successful in all patients; an unquestionable diagnosis was made in 27 cases with cytology and/or histology. Only one patient experienced mild asymptomatic pneumothorax after biopsy, which did not require chest-tube drainage. The authors stress the important diagnostic role of US-guided fine-needle biopsy as an useful and safe method for the evaluation of peripheral intrathoracic lesions.