Patient reported experiences of CT guided lung biopsy: a prospective cohort study
Conclusions
Our study demonstrates CT guided lung biopsy is a safe procedure and is generally well tolerated. Some patients may experience significant and lasting pain and therefore should be counselled about this pre-procedure.
Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research
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