title: [Surgical pulmonary biopsies in patients with HIV infection: results apropos of a series of 21 cases].
abstract: This retrospective study reports the results of surgical lung biopsies in 21 patients infected by HIV. Diagnostic was assessed by surgical lung biopsies in 66% of cases with a 5% immediate post-operative mortality and a 80% survival rate after one month. Therapeutic management was modified in 38% of cases. These results are in concordance with previously published literature and emphasize that such a procedure should only be performed after other diagnostic procedures, including at least a bronchial endoscopy associated to a BAL and/or transbronchial biopsies.
authors.affiliation: Service de pneumologie, centre hospitalier de Créteil, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Renault
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Pimpec-Bathes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chouaid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riquet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Manach
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Housset
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013908:Thoracotomy