
Track sealing (TS) with gelatin sponge slurry (GSS) is efficient in reducing pneumothorax after CT-guided lung biopsy. Nodule appearance along the pulmonary track after TS with GSS is a potential issue that has not been previously evaluated.A secondary analysis of two studies evaluating the efficacy of lung TS in 710 patients in reducing post-biopsy pneumothorax was performed. Among these patients, 377 had a follow-up CT within 2 months post-biopsy and were retrospectively included in this study (187 had TS with GSS, 83 with saline, and 107 no TS). Imaging findings of the pulmonary track were described. Binary logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with lung track nodules.Median time between biopsy and follow-up CT was 29 days (range, 1-61). A pulmonary track nodule was detected on follow-up CT in 65/377 (17.2%) patients. Sixty three out of these 65 nodules (97%) were observed in the GSS group. Factors significantly associated with nodules on multivariate analysis were GSS use (odds ratio: 47.4, 95%CI:11.8-189.5; p 6 weeks after the biopsy.A pulmonary nodule along the biopsy track was detected on follow-up CT in 34% of cases when TS with GSS was performed. Recognition of these nodules on chest imaging is essential to avoid misinterpretation.Not applicable.
Male, Image-Guided Biopsy, Adult, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Lung Neoplasms, Lung/pathology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods, Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging, Sciences de la santé humaine, Lung/diagnostic imaging, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule/epidemiology, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule/pathology, Medical technology, Lung Neoplasms/pathology, Humans, Track sealant, Human health sciences, R855-855.5, Image-Guided Biopsy/adverse effects, Lung, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Gelatin sponge, Aged, 80 and over, Pneumothorax/etiology, Research, Incidence, Radiologie, médecine & imagerie nucléaire, Pneumothorax, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Middle Aged, CT-guided lung biopsy, Pneumothorax/prevention & control, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule/diagnostic imaging, Gelatin, Image-Guided Biopsy/methods, Female, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Radiology, nuclear medicine & imaging
Male, Image-Guided Biopsy, Adult, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Lung Neoplasms, Lung/pathology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods, Lung Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging, Sciences de la santé humaine, Lung/diagnostic imaging, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule/epidemiology, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule/pathology, Medical technology, Lung Neoplasms/pathology, Humans, Track sealant, Human health sciences, R855-855.5, Image-Guided Biopsy/adverse effects, Lung, Retrospective Studies, Aged, Gelatin sponge, Aged, 80 and over, Pneumothorax/etiology, Research, Incidence, Radiologie, médecine & imagerie nucléaire, Pneumothorax, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule, Middle Aged, CT-guided lung biopsy, Pneumothorax/prevention & control, Solitary Pulmonary Nodule/diagnostic imaging, Gelatin, Image-Guided Biopsy/methods, Female, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Radiology, nuclear medicine & imaging
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