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A Technique for Subcutaneous Abdominal Adipose Tissue Biopsy via a Non-diathermy Method
Published on: September 30, 2017
Lung biopsy with local anesthesia: report on 100 cases with the use of a recently introduced technique
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
|March 1, 1978
Abstract:
A new technique for taking lung, pleural, and pericardial samples, under local anesthesia if required, is described. In the series presented in this article there have been no deaths, and complications which have been discussed are minimal. The experience gained in the use of this technique confirms that it is safe and provides a very high percentage of success in obtaining the required samples.

