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Lung biopsy
Lung biopsy is a procedure to obtain a piece of lung tissue for analysis. This can potentially be done in several ways. 1. Radiologist can perform a needle biopsy (trans-thoracic) 2. Surgeon or pulmonologist can perform biopsy during bronchoscopy (trans-bronchial biopsy) 3. Thoracic surgeon can perform a surgical biopsy. If surgical biopsy is performed, generally standard to use vats technique.
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Is a lung biopsy done while you are awake?
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What are the dangers of having a lung biopsy?
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A 28-year old asked:
What is the normal procedure in a lung biopsy?
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What is the general procedure for a lung biopsy?
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A 39-year old asked:
Could your body absorb air trapped after a lung biopsy?
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A female asked:
How much pain is normal after a lung biopsy? I had a biopsy more than a week ago, and im still having pain. Is this normal?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Can bronchoscopy use to get sample for lung biopsy?
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A 39-year old asked:
What to do if I am having an open lung biopsy n the 26th?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Dad's lung biopsy came back benign. He's having a 2nd biopsy done going in through his back. What are the chances this one will be benign too?
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A 40-year old asked:
Open lung biopsy with a camera -how dangerous is this?
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A 46-year old asked:
Regarding open lung biopsy with a camera -how dangerous is this procedure?
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A 50-year old male asked:
I had a lung biopsy and found to have Pulminary langerhans cell hysicytosis, this was 2008, my PFT showed lung capacity at 20 % how long do i have?
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A female asked:
How long do I need to stay in the hospital after a lung biopsy? I have one scheduled for next week and i need to know how much time to take off work?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What is the protocol with flying after biopsies? Can you fly 2 days after a lung biopsy, if you don't punctur the lung and all is well after procedure
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A 40-year old asked:
Do you get a collapsed lung after a lung biopsy?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Had a lung biopsy for interstitial lung disease what is some side effects
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A 45-year old female asked:
How long does a kid stay typically inpatient after a lung biopsy during bronchoscopy for a trached 7yo? (crappy breathing, otherwise "ok")
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A 50-year old female asked:
1 1/2 months ago i had lung biopsy on my left upper and lower lobes. A few weeks ago, I have been feeling pain under the left lower rib cage.
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A member asked about a 71-year old male:
Just discovered my husband has a tear in the pericardium and that his right atrium poked thru the sac. This was discovered during an open lung biopsy ?
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A 49-year old female asked:
My husband had a lung biopsy done and it resulted in hemothorax he was put on a ventilator for two days and remains hospitalized is the hospital responsible for bills of overstay ?
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A 59-year old female asked:
In may 2011 I had rt lung biopsies and was given a diagnosis of ipf. In feb. Of this year I was told they nolonger believe I have ipf but do not know what I have. My question is how long does it take to stop having pain from the biopsies. My doctor says i
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A 34-year old asked:
I've recently had a lung biopsy and chest tube (icc). Is it safe to fly overseas?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I had a open lung biopsy and thoracotomy less then 2months ago I am having ruq pain and numbness is this normal. ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I recently had a open lung biopsy and thoracotomy less then 2months ago. I have severe ruq pain sice procedure and numbness is this nml? What is it?
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A 42-year old male asked:
21 years ago doctor said i had TB after doing lung biopsy, i was treated with four drugs for 9 months, got all better, i moved to us, nothing to prove tx?
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A 66-year old female asked:
I asked if it was normal for soreness after a lung biopsy and got an answer, but it was from a pediatrician. Would the answer be the same for an adult? Thanks in advance?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can a doctor determine the stage of lung cancer from a lung biopsy?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What are the risks of lung biopsy surgery .? I have mass 5 cm in left lung and it's not cancer and so confused about the surgery ..
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A 36-year old asked:
What should I know about a needle lung biopsy? My doctor wants to do a needle biopsy of my lung as an outpatient. What are the risks of this procedure?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Why would they have to keep a drainage tube in, for going on three weeks now?, she had a lung biopsy. She has stage 4 lung cancer, 79yrs. Old.
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