Yield and Safety of Ultrasound Guided Tru Cut Biopsy.

Background: Thoracic lesions can result from malignant, benign, and inflammatory conditions. They affect lung parenchyma, pleura, or mediastinum, and often require biopsy for a definitive diagnosis.

Objectives: We aimed to assess the safety and diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided tru-cut needle biopsy performed by pulmonologists.

Patients and methods: We conducted a prospective study among 45 patients undergoing ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsies for diagnosing thoracic lesions. Data on patient demographics and procedure results were collected using a predesigned clinical data collection sheet.

Results: In this group of patients, ultrasound-guided biopsy performed by pulmonologists yielded adequate tissue samples and achieved an accurate diagnosis in 94.4% (42) of the cases. Malignant lesions were identified in 66.7% (30) of the patients. In most patients, 86.7% (39), there were no complications, and we recorded no procedure-related mortalities.

Conclusions: Our results indicated that ultrasound-guided tru-cut biopsy performed by pulmonologists yielded excellent diagnostic results and was a safe technique for diagnosing thoracic lesions.