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Publikováno v:
Radiology. 210:59-64
PURPOSE: To test the hypothesis that placing the patient in a position with the puncture site dependent (down) after transthoracic needle biopsy reduces the incidences of pneumothorax and of pneumothorax that requires chest tube placement. MATERIALS
Autor:
Jack L. Westcott
Publikováno v:
Journal of Bronchology. 3:316-323
Autor:
Irena Tocino, Jack L. Westcott
Publikováno v:
Radiologic Clinics of North America. 34:59-81
Autor:
Ana M. Salazar, Jack L. Westcott
Publikováno v:
Clinics in Chest Medicine. 14:99-110
Percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB) is a simple and safe procedure with high diagnostic accuracy for the diagnosis and staging of cancer in the lung, hilum, and mediastinum. The complication rate is low and consists primarily of pneumothor
Autor:
Jack L. Westcott
Publikováno v:
Radiologic Clinics of North America. 29:1031-1042
Publikováno v:
Annals of diagnostic pathology. 9(5)
Primary angiosarcoma of the lung is a rare disorder with few cases reported in the literature [Patel AM, Ryu JH. Angiosarcoma in the lung. Chest 1993;103:1531-35]. We present a case of primary angiosarcoma of the lung in a 79-year-old woman. Preopera
Autor:
Zenon Protopapas, Jack L. Westcott
Publikováno v:
Journal of thoracic imaging. 12(4)
Transthoracic needle biopsy (TNB) of the mediastinum is an accurate, safe, and cost-effective diagnostic tool for the evaluation of mediastinal masses and lymphadenopathy. The technique is most useful in the staging of carcinoma, where it serves as a
Publikováno v:
The Annals of thoracic surgery. 56(6)
Persistent peripheral bronchopleural fistulas can be difficult to manage. Endoscopic plugging of involved bronchi has been accomplished in a number of ways. We have devised a method of permanently blocking small peripheral airways using Gianturco vas
Autor:
Jack L. Westcott
Publikováno v:
Clinics in Chest Medicine. 5:365-377
The use of small needles (20 gauge or smaller) has made it possible to safely biopsy hilar and mediastinal masses as well as central and peripheral lesions in the lungs. The diagnostic accuracy of needle biopsy currently makes it the preferred method
Autor:
Jack L. Westcott, William A. Lynch
Publikováno v:
Radiology. 125:379-382
Analysis of a series of 352 femoral angiograms revealed that "blind" cannulation of the femoral artery distal to an occluded aorta or iliac artery is technically feasible in most patients. The vessel is usually patent even when the pulse is absent. B