title: Risk of pneumothorax not increased by obstructive lung disease in percutaneous needle biopsy.
abstract: All computed tomography directed lung biopsies from 1987 to 1991 were retrospectively reviewed. Pneumothorax occurred in 33 of 93 (35 percent) patients; 16 of these patients or 17 percent overall required a chest tube. No correlation was found between the presence of obstructive lung disease and the incidence of pneumothorax. Patients with smaller lesions were more likely to incur a pneumothorax. No relation was found with central or peripheral location, patient's age, or the operator and the incidence of pneumothorax. Patients with a pneumothorax were more likely to require a chest tube if they had obstructive lung disease.
authors.affiliation: University of South Florida, Tampa.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015505:Chest Tubes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed