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Biopsia pleural con aguja - Riesgos

Nombres alternativos

Biopsia pleural cerrada; Biopsia de la pleura con aguja

Cuáles son los riesgos:

Existe una ligera posibilidad de punción de la pared pulmonar con la aguja, lo cual puede colapsar parcialmente el pulmón. Esto generalmente mejora en forma espontánea. Igualmente, existe la posibilidad de que se presente pérdida excesiva de sangre.

Consideraciones especiales:

Si una biopsia pleural cerrada no es suficiente para hacer un diagnóstico, es posible que se necesite una biopsia quirúrgica de la pleura.

Biopsia pleural

Fecha de revisión: 11/12/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Andrew Schriber, M.D., F.C.C.P., Specialist in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Mason RJ, Murray J, Broaddus VC, Nadel JA. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2005.

Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001:725.

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