Diagnostic Yield of Computed Tomography-Guided Transthoracic Lung Biopsy in Diffuse Lung Diseases | Zendy

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Diagnostic Yield of Computed Tomography-Guided Transthoracic Lung Biopsy in Diffuse Lung Diseases

Author(s) -

Eva Padrão,

Márcio Rodrigues,

Susana Guimarães,

Patrícia Caetano Mota,

Natália Melo,

Conceição Souto Moura,

António Morais,

José M. C. Pereira

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

respiration

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.264

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1423-0356

pISSN - 0025-7931

DOI - 10.1159/000489934

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , lung , radiology , lung biopsy , histopathology , biopsy , hemothorax , pathology

Accurate diagnosis is essential for successful management of diffuse lung disease (DLD). Histopathology may sometimes be necessary. Surgical lung biopsy, the gold standard, carries a risk of morbidity and mortality. Computed tomography (CT) guided transthoracic lung biopsy (CT-TLB) is a minimally invasive method for obtaining lung tissue. However, its diagnostic yield is unknown in DLD.

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