Lalli A F, McCormack L J, Zelch M, Reich N E, Belovich D
Radiology. 1978 Apr;127(1):35-40. doi: 10.1148/127.1.35.
1223 patients underwent aspiration biopsy with a diagnostic yield of 86.4%; 24.2% of the patients had a small pneumothorax, but only 4.4% required treatment; one patient developed a moderate hemothorax. The method, problems, and complications including morbidity and mortality are discussed. The relative success of aspiration biopsy with different lesions of the lung and mediastinum is identified.
1223例患者接受了穿刺活检，诊断阳性率为86.4%；24.2%的患者出现小气胸，但仅4.4%的患者需要治疗；1例患者发生中等量血胸。文中讨论了该方法、问题以及包括发病率和死亡率在内的并发症。确定了针对肺和纵隔不同病变进行穿刺活检的相对成功率。
