Department of Radiology and Imaging, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2024 Jan 2;62(269):27-29. doi: 10.31729/jnma.8397.
Minimally invasive image-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy can obtain tissue samples for diagnosis of subpleural lung cancer, which is crucial for the correct management of lung lesions. Common complications of lung biopsy include pneumothorax, parenchymal haemorrhage and haemoptysis. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of ultrasound-guided biopsy among patients with lung lesions undergoing procedures in interventional radiology of a tertiary care centre.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Radiology and Imaging from 1 August 2018 to 30 September 2019 after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee. USG-guided biopsy of peripheral lung lesions was performed with an 18 gauge semiautomatic biopsy instrument and a 17 gauge coaxial needle. A convenience sampling method was used. The point estimate was calculated at a 95% Confidence Interval.
Among 188 biopsy of lung lesions, ultrasound-guided biopsies were performed in 28 (14.89%) (9.80-19.98, 95% Confidence Interval).
The prevalence of ultrasound guided biopsy among lung lesions is lower than other studies done in similar settings.
biopsy; interventional radiology; lung neoplasms; prevalence.
微创影像引导经皮核心针活检可获取用于诊断胸膜下肺癌的组织样本，这对肺癌病变的正确处理至关重要。肺活检的常见并发症包括气胸、实质内出血和咯血。本研究旨在确定在一家三级保健中心的介入放射学部门进行的肺病变患者中，超声引导活检的流行情况。
在获得机构审查委员会的伦理批准后，于 2018 年 8 月 1 日至 2019 年 9 月 30 日在放射学和影像学系进行了一项描述性的横断面研究。使用 18 号半自动活检仪和 17 号同轴针对周围性肺病变进行超声引导活检。采用便利抽样法。点估计值在 95%置信区间内计算。
在 188 例肺病变活检中，有 28 例（14.89%）（9.80-19.98，95%置信区间）进行了超声引导活检。
与在类似环境中进行的其他研究相比，超声引导活检在肺病变中的流行率较低。
活检；介入放射学；肺肿瘤；流行率。
