Keywords:
Neoplasia, Calcifications / Calculi, CAD, Biopsy, Ablation procedures, MR, CT, Thorax, Interventional non-vascular, Cardiac
Authors:
G. Asafu Adjaye Frimpong1, E. Aboagye1, P. Amankwah2, N. K. Abaidoo2; 1Kumasi, Ashanti/GH, 2Kumasi/GH
DOI:
10.26044/ecr2019/C-1837
Results
A total of 440 patients who were referred for CT-guided thoracic biopsies within the study period were included.
The mean age of the patients was 52.2 ± 18.3 years,
with the maximum and minimum age being 83 years and 8 years respectively.
A greater percentage of the patients were males (n=264,
60.0 %),
with a female population of 40.0% (n=176).
Thoracic regions indicated for CT-guided biopsies within the period of study included mediastinal,
lung,
pleural and chest wall.
The mean lesion diameter was 8.7cm,
with a range of 1.2-18.4cm.
Two hundred and sixty-six of the lesions on which biopsies were performed had a diameter ranging from 4.0-10.0 cm,
whereas 28 were less than 4 cm.
The 16-guage BARD Coaxial system and 14-gauge Palium were used in 315 and 125 patients respectively.
Post-biopsy complications were recorded at a rate of 6.4% (n=28),
with 4.1% (n=18) been pneumothorax and pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis accounting for 2.3% (n=10).
The complications were recorded only in the lung (n=26) and pleural (n=2) biopsies.
No relevant complications were recorded in those who presented with no post-biopsy complications (n=412) on follow-up,
except for worsening pain (n=88),
generalized discomfort (n=22) and shortness of breath (n=13).
Also,
no contrast allergies and fatalities were recorded during the entire duration of the study. The distribution is shown in Table 1.