“Is lung biopsy done with general anesthesia?”
I will have a lung biopsy. Is lung biopsy done with general anesthesia?
4 Answers
A lung biopsy is done nearly always with general anesthesia/
If the procedure is actually a lung biopsy and not a transbronchial biopsy, then general anesthesia is required. A lung biopsy involves a thorocotomy (surgical incision made in the chest wall to gain access to the lung), and a small piece of lung tissue is excised and removed while ensuring that the remaining lung has no air leak.
Yes
Not necessarily.
