[Transparietal needle biopsy of pulmonary lesions with an image intensification system. Apropos of 82 biopsies].
We report the results of 82 needle biopsies of pulmonary nodules, using a fine screw needle. Owing to the very small diameter of the needle (0.8 mm), very few complications were observed (minor pneumothorax 13%, major pneumothorax 2.5%). The screw needle provided samples adequate for both cytological and histological examination. Forty-eight out of 53 cancers were diagnosed by this method (sensitivity 83%, specificity 100%).
Blanc-Jouvan
F
F
Service de Pneumologie, CHU de Grenoble.
Paillasson
F
F
Aguilaniu
B
B
Levy
P
P
Brambilla
E
E
Mouriquand
C
C
Brambilla
C
C
Coulomb
M
M
Paramelle
B
B
D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement
Ponction transpariétale de lésions pulmonaires, à l'aiguille sous amplificateur de brillance. A propos de 82 ponctions.