Figure 2: A punch biopsy tool placed vertically over the skin lesion of a dog. The excisional or wedge biopsy is a complete surgical excision of a lesion. A classic elliptical shaped incision is ...

The cumulative incidence of postoperative infections (including wound infection, pneumonia, empyema) was similar after lung wedge re-section and after pleural or mediastinal mass biopsy procedures.