CT-guided 14-G cutting needle lung biopsy in children : safe and effective

CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy was performed in children with chronic respiratory disease to obtain samples for histological examination. An automatic cutting device with a 14-G needle was used with one or two cores obtained in each procedure. Seven procedures were performed in six children, mos...

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Published in:Pediatric radiology 1999-07, Vol.29 (7), p.514-516
Main Authors: WILKINSON, A. G, PATON, J. Y, GIBSON, N, HOWATSON, A. G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle - adverse effects
Biopsy, Needle - methods
Child
Child, Preschool
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma
Female
Hemothorax - etiology
Humans
Lung - pathology
Lung Diseases - diagnosis
Lung Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Pneumothorax - etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy was performed in children with chronic respiratory disease to obtain samples for histological examination. An automatic cutting device with a 14-G needle was used with one or two cores obtained in each procedure. Seven procedures were performed in six children, mostly with local anaesthesia. Adequate tissue was obtained in all cases. Although a small pneumothorax and/or haemothorax occurred in most procedures, these were usually visible only on CT and did not require active management. A larger pneumothorax in one child also resolved with conservative management. Percutaneous CT-guided 14-G automatic cutting-needle biopsy of lung parenchyma in children is a minimally invasive alternative to open-lung biopsy with no complications in our series.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s002470050633