Invasive Interventions in 176 Patientsa (N = 226)
| Procedure Type | No. |
|---|---|
| Invasive diagnostic procedures | 141 |
| Bronchoscopy | 62 |
| CT-guided biopsy | 31 |
| (lung/liver/spine/lymph node/abdomen) | (27/1/1/1/1) |
| US-guided thyroid biopsy | 23 |
| US-guided non-thyroid biopsy | 8 |
| Endoscopic ultrasound | 4 |
| Esophagogastroduodenoscopy | 4 |
| Thoracentesis | 3 |
| Coronary angiography | 3 |
| Flexible laryngoscopy | 2 |
| Bone marrow biopsy | 1 |
| Surgeries | 85 |
| Thoracoscopic lobectomy | 37 |
| Thoracoscopic anatomic segmentectomy | 11 |
| Thoracoscopic wedge resection | 7 |
| Endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair | 6 |
| Kidney resection | 5 |
| Mediastinoscopy | 3 |
| Thoracoscopic/robotic thymectomy | 3 |
| Laparoscopic adrenalectomy | 3 |
| Hernia repair | 2 |
| Thyroid resection | 2 |
| Thoracoscopic pneumonectomy | 1 |
| Repair ascending aortic aneurysm with | 1 |
| AVR/CAB | |
| Aortic valve replacement | 1 |
| Thoracoscopic pleural biopsy | 1 |
| Mediastinal mass resection | 1 |
| Hepatectomy/Cholecystectomy | 1 |
AVR = aortic valve replacement; CAB = coronary artery bypass; CT = computed tomography; US = ultrasound.
↵a Total number of procedures greater than 176 as some patients underwent multiple procedures.