Reply to Chiappetta et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences-Radiology, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences-Radiology, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy beatrice.sacconi@fastwebnet.it.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

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Michele Anzidei et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Mar.

. 2016 Mar;49(3):1018-9.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv251. Epub 2015 Jul 22.

¹ Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences-Radiology, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomopathological Sciences-Radiology, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy beatrice.sacconi@fastwebnet.it.
³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, 'Sapienza' University of Rome, Rome, Italy.

No abstract available

Keywords: CT-guided lung biopsy; Complications; Lung tumour; Pneumothorax; Risk score.

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Development of a prediction model and risk score for procedure-related complications in patients undergoing percutaneous computed tomography-guided lung biopsy.
Anzidei M, Sacconi B, Fraioli F, Saba L, Lucatelli P, Napoli A, Longo F, Vitolo D, Venuta F, Anile M, Diso D, Bezzi M, Catalano C. Anzidei M, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015 Jul;48(1):e1-6. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv172. Epub 2015 May 16. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2015. PMID: 25983080
High incidence of vascular complication after computed tomography guided lung biopsy: what's the matter, the patient or the technique?
Chiappetta M, Nachira D, Congedo MT, Margaritora S. Chiappetta M, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Mar;49(3):1018. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezv250. Epub 2015 Jul 22. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016. PMID: 26201959 No abstract available.