title: [Percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung. Critical review of 496 cases].
abstract: Between February 1979 and December 1986, 618 lung biopsies were performed on 496 patients (122 with double puncture, using Tru-cut and 19-20 G needles). Overall diagnostic accuracy was 84.5%; the 77 patients examined in the past 18 months only underwent thin needle (19-20 G) biopsies--which were carried out by an experienced radiologist--and more sophisticated cyto-histological techniques were employed. Such a procedure gave better results (sensitivity 94.1%, accuracy 94.8%) than did the use of larger caliber needles in the past years; moreover, no complications occurred in these patients. In conclusion, 19-20 G needles are to be preferred to bigger ones, provided that the operator be experienced and cyto-histology be correctly performed.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università, Torino.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Juliani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Potenzoni
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Carbonatto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Violino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Coda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Agobiopsia percutanea polmonare. Revisione critica di 496 casi.