Lung puncture biopsy is primarily a means of detecting lung disease and is generally used to detect tumors, nodules, and ill-defined lung diseases. In addition to the diagnosis of lung lesions, it can also be used to diagnose unexplained mediastinal masses.
The specific indications and functions are as follows: ① isolated or multiple lung nodules; ② lung metastases, the tissue type must be clarified in order to find the primary focus; ③ sputum cytology, bronchoscopy failed to confirm the diagnosis of lung disease; ④ lung malignant tumors need to clarify the tissue type before radiotherapy, chemotherapy, so as to formulate a treatment plan; ⑤ benign lung lesions to further confirm the diagnosis; ⑥ solid lesions in the lungs, the need for microbiological examination.
Risks of percutaneous lung puncture include pneumothorax and hemoptysis. Contraindications to lung puncture are those with severe bleeding tendencies, those with severe malaise who cannot tolerate this test, those with severe emphysema, pulmonary heart disease, pulmonary hypertension, cardiac insufficiency, pulmonary vascular lesions, and those who are unable to cooperate or cough violently.