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Biopsia pulmonar por punción - Risks

Nombres alternativos

Aspiración transtorácica con aguja; Biopsia aspirativa percutánea con aguja

Cuáles son los riesgos:

En un porcentaje muy pequeño de biopsias pulmonares por punción, se presenta atelectasia pulmonar (también llamada neumotórax). Se tomará una radiografía del tórax después de la biopsia por punción para verificar esto. El riesgo es mayor si usted tiene ciertas enfermedades pulmonares como enfisema. Sin embargo, si el neumotórax es grande, puede ser necesario introducir una sonda pleural para expandir el pulmón.

En casos excepcionales, el neumotórax es potencialmente mortal si el aire escapa del pulmón, queda atrapado en el tórax y presiona sobre el resto de los pulmones o el corazón.

Siempre que se tome una biopsia, existe el riesgo de sangrado en exceso (hemorragia). Es común que se presente algo de sangrado y el médico vigilará la cantidad de éste. En casos muy poco frecuentes, se puede presentar sangrado profuso y potencialmente mortal.

No debe realizarse una biopsia por punción si otros exámenes muestran que usted tiene:

Consideraciones especiales:

Los signos de una atelectasia pulmonar son, entre otros:

En caso de presentarse cualquiera de estos signos, coméntele al médico de inmediato.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ettinger DS. Lung cancer and other pulmonary neoplasms. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 201.

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