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ArticleRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina)2021

Pneumothorax after percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy. Non-invasive management in order to avoid unnecessary hospitalizations

Francisco Calderon Novoa, Agustin Dietrich, Micaela Raices, Juan Alejandro Montagne, Matias Borensztein, David Smith

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Article in Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Francisco Calderon NovoaServicio de Cirugía General. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Residente.. francisco.calderon@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Agustin DietrichServicio de Cirugía General. Sector de Cirugía Torácica y Trasplante Pulmonar. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Médico Adscripto.. agustin.dietrich@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Micaela RaicesServicio de Cirugía General. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Jefe de Residentes. . micaela.raices@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Juan Alejandro MontagneServicio de Cirugía General. Sector de Cirugía Torácica y Trasplante Pulmonar. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Becario de perfeccionamiento. . juan.montagne@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Matias BorenszteinServicio de Diagnóstico por Imágenes. Sector de Radiología Intervencionista. Médico de planta.. matias.borensztein@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
David SmithServicio de Cirugía General. Sector de Cirugía Torácica y Trasplante Pulmonar. Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. Jefe de Sector.. david.smith@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · ARSociety of Interventional Radiology · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImage-guided percutaneous transthoracic lung biopsy has become a widely used and less invasive diagnostic method. Pneumothorax is the most frequent complication after lung biopsy. The aim of the present study is to describe the experience with expectant management of asymptomatic small post-biopsy pneumothorax in order to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions.

methodsA retrospective review was performed analyzing the results of subjects who underwent expectant and conservative treatment after presenting pneumothorax following  percutaneous lung biopsy, in a period of 6 years (January 2013 - December 2019)

results160 subjects who underwent diagnostic percutaneous lung biopsy of lung nodules were evaluated. Of these, 46 subjects (29%) presented pneumothorax, of which 36 were small. This group of subjects was managed expectantly, with a therapeutic success of 81% (7 subjects had to undergo percutaneous pleural drainage).

conclusionsExpectant management in subjects with pneumothorax following percutaneous lung biopsy is a useful tool and should be applied by surgeons in order to avoid hospitalizations and / or unnecessary  and expensive procedures.

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PneumothoraxHospitalizationHumansLungRetrospective StudiesTomography, X-Ray Computedcavidad pleuralneumotóraxtubos torácicos

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