Because of the clinical impression of the recurrence of the tension pneumothorax the patient had a needle decompression performed in the classic manner. The needle placed initially at the second ...

1 Keeping the needle as vertical as possible to the pleura also decreases chances of pneumothorax. Immediate percutaneous aspiration even for an asymptomatic and not large pneumothorax decreases ...

Two patients are described who developed pneumothoraces more than 24 hours after computed tomography (CT) guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration lung biopsies. The pneumothoraces required ...

Background Primary spontaneous pneumothorax (PSP) occurs predominantly in young adults. The 2010 BTS guidelines recommended management for stable patient is needle aspiration followed by chest drain ...

6 9 Literature on delayed pneumothorax following transbronchial biopsy is limited to case reports.5–7 In contrast, the literature on delayed pneumothorax following transthoracic needle biopsy is more ...

The changes to ThoraQuik II made it more user friendly. In the hospital settings patients present with spontaneous pneumothorax and pleural effusion. The British Thoracic Society guidelines recommend ...

Tension pneumothorax occurs when air is trapped ... Barton ED, Epperson M, Hoyt DB, Fortlage D, Rosen P. Prehospital needle aspiration and tube thoracostomy in trauma victims: a six-year ...

Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB): A minimally invasive procedure that uses a thin needle to extract cells from a lump or mass for analysis. Pneumothorax: A condition where air leaks into the ...

Tension pneumothorax and death are rare complications ... et al. Transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy of benign and malignant lung lesions. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1985; 144:281-288 Larsheid RC ...