title: [Ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle biopsy in diseases of the chest].
abstract: This paper presents the results of ultrasonically guided percutaneous fine needle biopsy in 85 cases with suspected space-occupying lesions of the lung, pleura and mediastinum. The results was positive in 97.6% (83/85), and the accurate diagnostic rate 98.8% (82/83). The incidence of pneumothorax was only 2.4%. The authors believe that this method has the advantages of being simple and easy in operation with high diagnostic rate and few complications.
authors.forename: X J
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography