Thoracoscopic procedures reduce morbidity and the length of hospitalization compared to lung biopsy through open thoracotomy, while providing comparably diagnostic specimens. Percutaneous ...

A routine ultrasound assessment of a puncture site before performing percutaneous biopsy is reported to increase diagnostic yield and decrease complication rates. It is not clear if real-time ...

CT (computed tomography)–guided percutaneous biopsy ... of pneumothorax after CT-guided lung biopsy can usually be treated by simple pleural puncture and aspiration, or by placing small-caliber ...