A Retrospective Multi-Site Academic Center Analysis of Pneumothorax and Associated Risk Factors after CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy
Rong E, Hirschl D, Zalta B, Shmukler A, Krausz S, Levsky J, Lin J, Haramati L, Gohari A. A Retrospective Multi-Site Academic Center Analysis of Pneumothorax and Associated Risk Factors after CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Biopsy. Lung 2021, 199: 299-305. PMID: 33876295, DOI: 10.1007/s00408-021-00445-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChest tube placementLung biopsyPneumothorax riskTube placementRisk factorsSmaller lesion sizeLung surgeryLesion sizeSubcutaneous tissueCT-guided lung biopsyPercutaneous lung biopsyFrequency of complicationsAssociated risk factorsChest X-rayImmediate pneumothoraxSmoking historyDelayed pneumothoraxLung cancerChest radiographsWall biopsyPneumothoraxPatientsBiopsyBiopsy techniqueCenter analysis