The Effect of Needle Gauge on the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement After Percutaneous Computed Tomographic (CT)-Guided Lung Biopsy

Joshua D Kuban,Alda Lui Tam,Steven Y. Huang,Joe Ensor,Asher S. Philip,Geraldine J. Chen,Judy Un Chong Ahrar,Ravi Murthy,Rony Avritscher,David C. Madoff,Armeen Mahvash,Kamran Ahrar,Michael J. Wallace,Arun C. Nachiappan,Sanjay Gupta

The Effect of Needle Gauge on the Risk of Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement After Percutaneous Computed Tomographic (CT)-Guided Lung Biopsy

2015

Joshua D Kuban
Alda Lui Tam
Steven Y. Huang
Joe Ensor
Asher S. Philip
Geraldine J. Chen
Judy Un Chong Ahrar
Ravi Murthy
Rony Avritscher
David C. Madoff
Armeen Mahvash
Kamran Ahrar
Michael J. Wallace
Arun C. Nachiappan
Sanjay Gupta

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of coaxial guide needle gauge (18 vs. 19 gauge) on the risk of pneumothorax and chest tube placement after CT-guided lung biopsy.

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Radiology
NEEDLE GAUGE
Chest tube placement
Lung biopsy
Biopsy
Pneumothorax
Percutaneous
Medicine
Ultrasound
computed tomographic

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