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what the risks are --> lungs, incision, pleural tissue biopsy, pleural cavity, biopsy, open pleura, pleura, membrane lining the chest cavity, covering the lungs, in an open pleural biopsy, a sample, the pleura is taken, an incision made, in the chest wall, examined, abnormalities, in the laboratory, this procedure, in the hospital using general anesthesia, patient is unconscious, pain-free, given a mixture of anesthetic gas, oxygen, a tube that is inserted, mouth, trachea, an incision is made, in the chest on the left, right side, a sample is taken, pleura, lung membrane, under direct observation, sample is obtained, a chest tube, incision is stitched closed, , asked not to eat, drink, 8 hours, must sign a consent form, infants, children, procedure depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, asleep, tenderness, pain, site, the incision afterwards, sore throat, test due, breathing tube, this procedure is used, a larger sample is needed than, obtained by a pleural needle biopsy, no body fluids, in the pleura, a direct view, the pleura, lungs, pleura, abnormal findings, indicate tuberculosis, neoplasms, abnormal growths, viral, fungal, parasitic diseases, detected, metastatic pleural tumor, slight chance of, excessive loss of blood, an air leak, injury, lung.