title: [Pulmonary needle biopsy in children].
abstract: Pulmonary biopsy done with a needle of circular bore, can be performed on very young children. A sample of tissue, big enough to establish a precise diagnosis in 2/3 of cases, can be obtained. The main complication is pneumothorax occuring about once in five. Hemoptysia or hemorrhage has never been observed. A proposed indication of premortem biopsy accelerated the death of a child with congenital pulmonary fibrosis. The search of a diagnosis in diffuse pulmonary diseases is the major indication for pulmonary biopsy in the child.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Biopsie pulmonaire à l'aiguille chez l'enfant