The risk of immediate pneumothorax after CT-guided lung needle biopsy: pleural tail sign as a novel factor.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumothorax is the most frequent complication in computed tomography-guided lung needle biopsy (CT-LNB) and generally appears immediately or within an hour after CT-LNB. Preventing pneumothorax after CT-LNB requires a preoperative evaluation of risk factors. This study investigated risk factors for the occurrence of immediate pneumothorax after CT-LNB.

Methods

A total of 311 CT-LNB procedures were conducted for 290 patients (217 males and 73 females) with persistent solid or part-solid pulmonary lesions in this case-control study. We retrospectively evaluated immediate postbiopsy pneumothorax complications and associated risk factors. The possible risk factors for immediate pneumothorax were analyzed, including 12 parameters in demographics, radiological features

SUBMITTER: Peng B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929422 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature