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<sec><h3>Background</h3>
<p>Exudative pleural effusions are often challenging, and on many occasions remain undiagnosed. Hence, a blind closed needle pleural biopsy (CNPB) is extremely relevant against this background.</p>
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<sec><h3>Methods</h3>
<p>We conducted a prospective study, in which a CNPB using a Cope’s needle was done in patients with exudative pleural effusion. Data were analysed using SPSS software.</p>
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<sec><h3>Results</h3>
<p>Our study included 250 patients, of which 140 (56%) were males and 110 (44%) female. 218 (87.2%) had tubercular effusion 22 (8.8%) had effusion secondary to malignancy, 8 (3.2%) had synpneumonic effusions, and 1 (0.4%) each had effusion secondary to pancreatitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). AFB culture was positive in 50 (22.4%) on pleural fluid, as compared to 209 (87%) on pleural biopsy. CBNAAT detected MTB in 34 (14%) on pleural fluid as compared to 72 (28.8%) on pleural biopsy. Caseous granuloma was found in 184 (73.6%). The sensitivity for AFB culture using CNPB tissue and pleural fluid was 95.8% and 22.5%, respectively (P &lt; 0.05). Drug susceptibility testing (DST) done on pleural tissue divided our patients as drug sensitive 182 (87%), MDR 13 (6.2%), preXDR 12 (5.7%), and XDR TB 2 (0.9%). For malignancy, sensitivity of pleural fluid and pleural biopsy was 9% and 63%, respectively (P &lt; 0.05). Major complications of the procedure were pain in 25 (10%), pneumothorax in 15 (6%), and haematoma in 8 (3%). Of the patients who developed pneumothorax, only one patient required intervention with an intercostal drain, and the rest resolved spontaneously.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>CNPB is an easy, quick, cost-effective, and reliable method that can be used for diagnosing exudative pleural effusions of indeterminate aetiology in the out-patient setting.</p>
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Background
Exudative pleural effusions are often challenging, and on many occasions remain undiagnosed. Hence, a blind closed needle pleural biopsy (CNPB) is extremely relevant against this background.

Methods
We conducted a prospective study, in which a CNPB using a Cope’s needle was done in patients with exudative pleural effusion. Data were analysed using SPSS software.

Results
Our study included 250 patients, of which 140 (56%) were males and 110 (44%) female. 218 (87.2%) had tubercular effusion 22 (8.8%) had effusion secondary to malignancy, 8 (3.2%) had synpneumonic effusions, and 1 (0.4%) each had effusion secondary to pancreatitis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). AFB culture was positive in 50 (22.4%) on pleural fluid, as compared to 209 (87%) on pleural biopsy. CBNAAT detected MTB in 34 (14%) on pleural fluid as compared to 72 (28.8%) on pleural biopsy. Caseous granuloma was found in 184 (73.6%). The sensitivity for AFB culture using CNPB tissue and pleural fluid was 95.8% and 22.5%, respectively (P < 0.05). Drug susceptibility testing (DST) done on pleural tissue divided our patients as drug sensitive 182 (87%), MDR 13 (6.2%), preXDR 12 (5.7%), and XDR TB 2 (0.9%). For malignancy, sensitivity of pleural fluid and pleural biopsy was 9% and 63%, respectively (P < 0.05). Major complications of the procedure were pain in 25 (10%), pneumothorax in 15 (6%), and haematoma in 8 (3%). Of the patients who developed pneumothorax, only one patient required intervention with an intercostal drain, and the rest resolved spontaneously.

Conclusion
CNPB is an easy, quick, cost-effective, and reliable method that can be used for diagnosing exudative pleural effusions of indeterminate aetiology in the out-patient setting.

Diagnostic utility of closed needle pleural biopsy in exudative pleural effusions

Pneumologia

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Background
Exudative pleural effusions are often challenging, and on many occasions remain undiagnosed. Hence, a blind closed needle pleural biopsy (CNPB) is...

Diagnostic utility of closed needle pleural biopsy in exudative pleural effusions

Published Online: Jun 28, 2023

Page range: 17 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2023-0002

Keywords
exudative, closed needle pleural biopsy, Cope’s needle

© 2021 Ketaki Utpat et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Diagnostic utility of closed needle pleural biopsy in exudative pleural effusions

Published Online: Jun 28, 2023

Page range: 17 - 24

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pneum-2023-0002

Keywordsexudative, closed needle pleural biopsy, Cope’s needle

© 2021 Ketaki Utpat et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
exudative, closed needle pleural biopsy, Cope’s needle