LUNG BIOPSY

Course overview

THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS SALIENT DETAILS REGARDING ACCESSING TISSUE SPECIMENS VIA A PUNCTURE THROUGH THE CHEST WALL INTO THE LUNG (PERCUTANEOUS LUNG LESION BIOPSY). PERCUTANEOUS LUNG LESION BIOPSY (PLLB) IS BY FAR THE MOST COMMON INDICATION FOR PERCUTANEOUS NEEDLE BIOPSY OF THE DEEP TISSUES OF THE THORAX. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT USING A PERCUTANEOUS LUNG BIOPSY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN COORDINATING THIS PROCEDURE.