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. 2023 Oct 10;13(12):7789–7801. doi: 10.21037/qims-23-576

Table 3. Percutaneous lung biopsy complications.

Location Nodule Method Puncture complication Biopsy complication
Bleeding Pneumothorax Bleeding Pneumothorax
Pig 1
   RL 1 R
2 M
3 M + +
   LL 4 R
5 R +
6 M
Pig 2
   RL 1 R
2 R
3 M
   LL 4 R
5 M
6 M +
Pig 3
   RL 1 R
2 R
3 M
   LL 4 R
5 M
6 M
Pig 4
   RL 1 M +
2 M +
3 M +
   LL 4 R
5 R +
6 R +
Pig 5
   RL 1 R
2 R +
3 R
   LL 4 M
5 M +
6 M

−, without complication; +, with complication. RL, right lung; R, optical navigation puncture robotic system; M, conventional CT-guided manual method; CT, computed tomography; LL, left lung.