Percutaneous endovascular biopsy for the diagnosis of pulmonary artery masses: A preliminary study of single-center.

ABSTRACT: Percutaneous endovascular biopsy (PEB) including forceps biopsy and catheter aspiration has been used to make a pretreatment diagnosis for pulmonary artery (PA) masses. This retrospective study aims to describe the procedure of PEB and compare the diagnostic yield of forceps biopsy and catheter aspiration for a definite diagnosis in patients with PA masses. All consecutive 22 patients (53 ± 14 years), 11 males and 11 females, who underwent PEB for pathologic confirmation between November 2018 and November 2022 were enrolled. All 22 patients performed computed tomography pulmonary angiography or positron emission tomography-computed tomography to confirm the filling defects suspicious for PA malignancy before intervention. And then, all patients underwent PEB successfully without acute or f

SUBMITTER: Hong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10166081 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature