Safety and diagnostic performance of pulmonologists performing electromagnetic guided percutaneous lung biopsy (SPiNperc)
Mallow, Christopher; Lee, Hans; Oberg, Catherine; Thiboutot, Jeffrey; Akulian, Jason; Burks, Allen C.; Luna, Branden; Benzaquen, Sadia; Batra, Hitesh; Cardenas‐garcia, Jose; Toth, Jennifer; Heidecker, Jay; Belanger, Adam; McClune, Jason; Osman, Umar; Lakshminarayanan, Venkatesh; Pastis, Nicholas; Silvestri, Gerard; Chen, Alexander; Yarmus, Lonny
2019-05
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Mallow, Christopher; Lee, Hans; Oberg, Catherine; Thiboutot, Jeffrey; Akulian, Jason; Burks, Allen C.; Luna, Branden; Benzaquen, Sadia; Batra, Hitesh; Cardenas‐garcia, Jose ; Toth, Jennifer; Heidecker, Jay; Belanger, Adam; McClune, Jason; Osman, Umar; Lakshminarayanan, Venkatesh; Pastis, Nicholas; Silvestri, Gerard; Chen, Alexander; Yarmus, Lonny (2019). "Safety and diagnostic performance of pulmonologists performing electromagnetic guided percutaneous lung biopsy (SPiNperc)." Respirology 24(5): 453-458.
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Background and objectivePercutaneous lung biopsy for diagnostic sampling of peripheral lung nodules has been widely performed by interventional radiologists under computed tomography (CT) guidance. New technology allows pulmonologists to perform percutaneous lung biopsies using electromagnetic (EM) guided technology. With the adoption of this new technique, the safety, feasibility and diagnostic yield need to be explored. The goal of this study was to determine the safety, feasibility and diagnostic yield of EMâ guided percutaneous lung biopsy performed by pulmonologists.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective, multicentre study of 129 EMâ guided percutaneous lung biopsies that occurred between November 2013 and March 2017. The study consisted of seven academic and three community medical centres.ResultsThe average age of participants was 65.6â years, BMI was 26.3 and 50.4% were females. The majority of lesions were in the right upper lobe (37.2%) and left upper lobe (31.8%). The mean size of the lesions was 27.31â mm and the average distance from the pleura was 13.2â mm. Practitioners averaged two fineâ needle aspirates and five core biopsies per procedure. There were 23 (17.8%) pneumothoraces, of which 16 (12.4%) received smallâ bore chest tube placement. The diagnostic yield of percutaneous lung biopsy was 73.7%. When EMâ guided bronchoscopic sampling was also performed during the same procedural encounter, the overall diagnostic yield increased to 81.1%.ConclusionIn this large multicentred series, the use of EM guidance for percutaneous lung biopsies was safe and feasible, with acceptable diagnostic yield in the hands of pulmonologists. A prospective multicentre trial to validate these findings is currently underway (NCT03338049).Lung cancer screening has led to the discovery of over 1â million pulmonary nodules each year. New technology allows pulmonologists to perform percutaneous lung biopsies using electromagnetic (EM) guided technology. In this retrospective analysis, we demonstrate that EM percutaneous needle biopsy is safe, feasible and provides an acceptable diagnostic yield.See related EditorialPublisher
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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1323-7799 1440-1843
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