[23] However, lung nodules were considered small if ... Second, unlike other studies, surgical correlation and validation of percutaneous biopsy results were not performed because several of ...

This can be done either through a scope that is fed down the patient's windpipe (bronchoscopy) or with a needle through the chest wall (percutaneous lung biopsy). Possible complications from these ...

Percutaneous computed tomography-guided lung biopsy is a frequently performed procedure for histological and microbiological analyses of pulmonary lesions and infiltrates. Moderate complication rates ...

guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration lung biopsies. The pneumothoraces required treatment in both cases. Such delayed pneumothorax after lung biopsy is extremely unusual. Patients should be ...

Other IPs included percutaneous needle aspiration, EBUS-transbronchial needle aspiration, or additional R-EBUS guided lung biopsy. Data are reported as numbers (%). CT, computed tomography; EBUS, ...

In our series, six patients were diagnosed with chronic pleural fibrosis following percutaneous or thoracoscopic biopsy and TUS diagnosed all six ... assess for the presence of disease elsewhere (eg, ...

Autoimmune serology (ANA, RF, anti-CCP) for connective tissue disease- associated PF. 5.Lung Biopsy (in select cases): Surgical lung biopsy or transbronchial lung cryobiopsy may be required for ...

The findings revealed a higher diagnostic yield in larger biopsy samples, suggesting that standard small lung tissue samples may miss key evidence of silica exposure. "This study brings much ...

AACE released clinical guidelines on the diagnosis, management, and surveillance of tumors related to multiple endocrine ...

A novel first-line maintenance therapy regimen improved outcomes for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, according to study results scheduled for presentation at ASCO Annual Meeting.