Repositori URV

Identifier: TDX:1608

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX1608

Authors:
Marco Doménech, Santiago F.

Abstract:
To expose our experience performing sonography guided percutaneous biopsy of skeletal and gastrointestinal lesions.To evaluate the role and safety of ultrasound guided percutaneous biopsy in the diagnosis of digestive tract lesions, when the lesions are not suitable to biopsy by endoscopy and safely reachable by ultrasound.Percutaneous biopsy of skeletal lesions is a widely used diagnostic technique that involves fluoroscopìc or computerized tomography guidance. In this report we describe the use of ultrasonography ultrasound in the guidance of percutaneous biopsy in skeletal lesions.MATERIALS AND METHODS:We performed 198 biopsies ( 197 percutaneous biopsies and one surgical biopsy ) in 193 patients. The percutaneous biopsy was performed under sonographic guidance in 167 cases and under fluoroscopic guidance in 30 cases. The location were bone, gastrointestinal tract and other locations as chest, liver or thyroid gland. We performed 42 biopsies in 41 patients aged 14-81 years (mean 57.5 years ). The lesions showed a pseudokidney sign in 27 cases and mass appearance in the remaining 15 cases. Biopsies were carried out under real-time US guidance using graded compression, with a 3,5-5 MHz microconvex transducer. In 39 biopsies core specimens were obtained with an 18G automatic needle gun; in 32 of these cases fine needle aspiration biopsy was obtained with a 22G needle in 28 cases and with a 21G in the other 4 cases. In the remaining 3 cases a coaxial technique with 20G and 22G for cytology were used. We employed sonography to guide percutaneous biopsy in 65 skeletal lesions in 63 patients (30 male and 33 female). Age ranged 1-82 year. Mean 47.2. The lesions were grouped into four categories: 41 were