title: Percutaneous needle biopsy in single lung patients.
abstract: The occurrence of complications such as pneumothorax after a transthoracic needle biopsy is well known. This event may be life threatening in patients with a single aerated lung, thus altering the risk/benefit assessment of the physician when considering whether to attempt an otherwise indicated biopsy. We review our results in 6 single-lung patients who underwent a transthoracic needle biopsy for pulmonary nodules.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
authors.forename: Tan-Lucien H
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Mohammed
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: David F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Yankelevitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed