Needle Biopsy of the Lung
Authors: Richard A. Krumholz, Felice Manfredi, John G. Weg, David Rosenbaum
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

Article1 August 1966Needle Biopsy of the LungReport on its Use in 112 Patients and Review of the LiteratureRICHARD A. KRUMHOLZ, M.D., FELICE MANFREDI, M.D., JOHN G. WEG, DAVID ROSENBAUM, M.D.RICHARD A. KRUMHOLZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FELICE MANFREDI, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN G. WEGSearch for more papers by this author, DAVID ROSENBAUM, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-65-2-293 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAspiration needle biopsy of the lung has been known in the English literature since 1909 (1). It was subsequently shown to have definite value as a diagnostic tool in septic conditions involving the lung and in pulmonary neoplastic disease (2-18). Percutaneous lung biopsy with a cutting type biopsy needle (Vim-Silverman) was first described in 1959 (19). 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WEG; DAVID ROSENBAUM, M.D.Affiliations: Indianapolis, Indiana, and Lackland Air Force Base, TexasFrom the Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, and the Medical Service and Department of Pathology, Veterans Administration Hospital, Indianapolis, Ind., and the Pulmonary Section, Department of Medicine, Wilford Hall USAF Hospital, Aeromedical Division (AFSC), Lackland Air Force Base, Tex.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Richard A. Krumholz, M.D., Department of Medicine, Indiana University Medical Center, 1100 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, Ind. 46207. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA Safe High-yield Technique for Cutting Needle Biopsy of the Lung in Patients With Diffuse Lung DiseaseComplicaciones y riesgo de la punción aspirativa transtorácica. 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