Bronchovascular injury associated with clinically significant hemoptysis after CT-guided core biopsy of the lung: Radiologic and histopathologic analysis.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate bronchovascular injuries as the causative occurrence for clinically significant hemoptysis after percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (PTNB). MATERIALS AND METHODS:We included 111 consecutive patients who experienced hemoptysis after cone beam CT (CBCT)-guided PTNB from Jan...

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Main Authors: Heekyung Kim, Dohee Kwon, Soon Ho Yoon, Hyungjin Kim, Chang Min Park, Jin Mo Goo, Yoon Kyung Jeon, Su Yeon Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6150475?pdf=render