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Biopsy - open lung Article
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Biopsy - open lung lung-needle-biopsy x-ray ct-scan
Definition
An open lung biopsy is surgery to remove a small piece of tissue from the lung. The sample is then examined for cancer, infection, or lung disease.
Alternative Names
Biopsy - open lung
Why the Biopsy - open lung is Performed
The open lung biopsy is done to evaluate lung problems seen on x-ray or CT scan.
How the Biopsy - open lung is Performed
An open lung biopsy is done in a hospital operating room under general anesthesia, which means you are asleep and pain-free. A tube will be placed through the mouth and into the airway that leads to the lungs.
After cleaning the skin, the surgeon makes a cut in the chest area and removes a small piece of lung tissue. The wound is closed with stitches.
A chest tube may be left in place for 1 to 2 days to prevent the lung from collapsing.
How to Prepare for the Biopsy - open lung
You should tell the health care provider if you are pregnant, allergic to any medications, and if you have a bleeding problem. Be sure to tell the health care team which medications you are taking (including any herbal preparations).
You will be asked not to eat or drink for 8 to 12 hours before the procedure.
How the Biopsy - open lung Will Feel
When you wake up after the procedure, you will feel drowsy for several hours. You may have a mild sore throat from the tube. You will feel some discomfort and pain at the incision site.
Risks
There is a possibility of infection or an air leak into the chest. Your risk depends on whether or not you already have lung disease.
Normal Results
The lungs and lung tissue will be normal.
What Abnormal Results Mean
Abnormal results may indicate cancer, benign tumors, lung diseases, and certain infections.
The procedure may also help diagnose the following conditions:
- Acute pulmonary eosinophilia (Loeffler syndrome)
- Chronic pulmonary coccidioidomycosis
- Disseminated coccidioidomycosis
- Disseminated tuberculosis (infectious)
- Chronic pulmonary histoplasmosis
- Mesothelioma (benign-fibrous)
- Mesothelioma (malignant)
- Pneumonia with lung abscess
- Primary lung cancer
- Pulmonary aspergillosis
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Rheumatoid lung disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Viral pneumonia
- Wegener's granulomatosis
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