title: [Clinical analysis and prevention of complications associated with ultrasound-guided percutaneous thick needle biopsy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the occurrence of complications in US-guided percutaneous biopsy using core (>19G) gauge cutting needle.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective analysis of 5366 US-guided thick needle biopsies was conducted to analyze the incidence of complications after biopsy at different positions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total incidence of complications was 1.08%, including most frequent hemorrhage, pneumothorax, hemotysis and infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound-guided automatic biopsy is easy to operate and safe, and strict execution of the procedures can lower the incidence of the complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasound, Affiliated Hospital of Academy of Military Medical Sciences, Beijing 100071, China.
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Jing-ning
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wu-wei
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D055815:Young Adult