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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Safety and yield of ultrasound-assisted transthoracic biopsy performed by pulmonologists
Respiration, Volume 71, No. 5, Year 2004
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Background: Transthoracic ultrasound (US) has gained popularity as a tool for visualizing pleural effusions and assisting thoracentesis or chest drain placement. In the absence of effusion, US just as well demonstrates solid masses involving or abutting the pleura, yet biopsy of such lesions is not widely performed by chest physicians. Objective: To assess the feasibility and the safety of US-assisted cutting needle biopsy performed by chest physicians in routine practice. Methods: Lesions involving or abutting the pleura ≥20 mm in diameter on US were sampled with a 14-gauge cutting needle under local anesthesia. Biopsy site, needle direction and depth of penetration were determined with US. The procedure was performed without direct US guidance in 'free-hand' technique. Results: Ninety-one patients underwent 96 cutting-needle biopsies for suspected peripheral lung tumors (n = 44, 46%), pleural-based (n = 39, 41%), mediastinal (n = 10, 10%), or chest wall lesions (n = 3, 3%), which were single in 71%, multiple in 6% and diffuse in 23%. Sensitivity for malignant neoplasms (n = 65) was 85.5% and 100% for mesothelioma (n = 10). Pneumothorax occurred in 4%. Conclusions: US-assisted cutting-needle biopsy of lesions ≥20 mm in diameter is safe in the hands of pulmonologists. The yield for neoplastic disease including mesothelioma is high. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Authors & Co-Authors
Diacon, Andreas Henri
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Schuurmans, Macé M.
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
Theron, Johan
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
Schubert, Pawel Tomasz
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
Wright, Colleen Anne
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
Bolliger, Christoph Thomas
South Africa, Tygerberg
Tygerberg Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 120
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1159/000080638
ISSN:
00257931
Research Areas
Cancer