SURGICAL LUNG-BIOPSY IN HIV-POSITIVE PATI ENTS - CLINICAL-STUDY OF 21CASES

This retrospective study reports the results of surgical lung biopsies in 21 patients infected by HIV. Diagnostic was assessed by surgical l ung biopsies in 66% of cases with a 5% immediate post-operative mortal ity and a 80% survival rate after one month Therapeutic management was modified in 38% of cases. These results are in concordance with previ ously published literature and emphasize that such a procedure should only be performed after other diagnostic procedures, including at leas t a bronchial endoscopy associated to a BAL and/or transbronchial biop sies.