Pneumothorax after CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy: A comparison between immediate and delayed occurrence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In CT-guided transthoracic lung biopsy (CTLB), pneumothorax can occur as a late complication (delayed pneumothorax). The incidence, risk factors, and clinical significance of delayed pneumothorax are not well known.

Objectives

To compare the risk factors for immediate and delayed pneumothorax after CTLB and to know their clinical significance.

Methods

Images and medical records of 536 consecutive patients who underwent CTLB were reviewed. All biopsies were performed as inpatient procedures. Follow-up chest radiographs were obtained at least twice at 4 h after procedure and before discharge. Risk factors for immediate and delayed pneumothorax were assessed based on patient-, lesion-, and procedure-related variables. Rates of chest tube insertion were also co

SUBMITTER: Bae K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446785 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature