PULMONARY NODULAR OPACITIES AFTER TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY IN PATIENTS WITH LUNG TRANSPLANTS

被引:29
作者
ROOT, JD [1 ]
MOLINA, PL [1 ]
ANDERSON, DJ [1 ]
SAGEL, SS [1 ]
机构
[1] WASHINGTON UNIV,SCH MED,EDWARD MALLINCKRODT INST RADIOL,510 S KINGSHIGHWAY BLVD,ST LOUIS,MO 63110
关键词
BIOPSIES; COMPLICATIONS; LUNG; BIOPSY; HEMORRHAGE; NODULE; TRANSPLANTATION;
D O I
10.1148/radiology.184.2.1620842
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Focal nodular opacities were seen on 26 of 74 (35%) postbiopsy radiographs obtained in 39 patients who underwent lung transplantation. The subsequent clinical course and diagnostic evaluation suggested that the opacities were due to focal hemorrhage at the biopsy sites. This finding was evident on only three of 40 (8%) postbiopsy radiographs obtained in 40 control patients who underwent transbronchial biopsy for diffuse interstitial lung disease. The differential diagnosis of new pulmonary nodular opacities in lung transplantation patients should include focal postbiopsy hematomas, because of their relatively frequent occurrence in this clinical situation.
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页码:435 / 436
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