[Transthoracic lung biopsy in interstitial pulmonary diseases (author's transl)].
Report about transthoracic needle biopsy for histological diagnosis of interstitial pulmonary diseases in 366 patients, 22 of whom had a control biopsy. The histological diagnosis in 306 patients (83.6%) were representative of the clinical findings, in 46 cases (12.6%)--generally in exogenic allergic alveolitis--relatively representative, and not representative in 14 patients (3.8%). In view of the efficiency of the method, the slight expense and the relatively low rate of complications (24%), which mostly are of light character and well to be removed, it is considered to be superior to minor diagnostic thoracotomy.
D000542:Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006101:Granuloma, Giant Cell / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
Transthorakale Lungenbiopsie bei interstitiellen Lungenerkrankungen.