Risk factors of pneumothorax following percutaneous biopsy
What are some factors that increase the risk of pneumothorax following percutaneous biopsy?
Factors that increase the risk of pneumothorax include larger needle size, type of needle used, increased number of pleural punctures, lung lesion size <2 cm, increased depth of lesion location in the lung, relative inexperience of the performing radiologist, older patient age, presence of emphysema, and presence of pulmonary fibrosis.
