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- Title
Population-based risk for complications after transthoracic needle lung biopsy of a pulmonary nodule: an analysis of discharge records.
- Authors
Wiener, Renda Soylemez; Schwartz, Lisa M; Woloshin, Steven; Welch, H Gilbert
- Abstract
Because pulmonary nodules are found in up to 25% of patients undergoing computed tomography of the chest, the question of whether to perform biopsy is becoming increasingly common. Data on complications after transthoracic needle lung biopsy are limited to case series from selected institutions.
- Publication
Annals of internal medicine, 2011, Vol 155, Issue 3, p137
- ISSN
1539-3704
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.7326/0003-4819-155-3-201108020-00003