Pulmonary emphysema is a predictor of pneumothorax after CT-guided transthoracic pulmonary biopsies of pulmonary nodules

PURPOSE: Pneumothoraces are the most frequently occurring complications of CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic pulmonary biopsies (PTPB). The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of pre-diagnostic lung emphysema on the incidence and extent of pneumothoraces and to establish a risk strati...

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Autores principales: Lendeckel, Derik, Kromrey, Marie-Luise, Ittermann, Till, Schäfer, Sophia, Mensel, Birger, Kühn, Jens-Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5456052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28574995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178078

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5456052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28574995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178078

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