Indocyanine green inhalation visualizes lung tumour during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Accurate intraoperative identification of small lung tumours is crucial for precise resection of these lesions during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of indocyanine green (ICG) inhalation for intraoperative visualization of lung tumours.

Methods

From January 2022 to May 2022, 43 patients with lung nodules were included into this study. All patients received intraoperative ICG inhalation for visualization of lung tumours under near-infrared imaging. The primary outcomes of this trial were the detection rate and background-tumour ratio of lung nodules, and the secondary objectives were time to search for nodules and operative time to nodules excision.

Results

A total of 50 pulmonary nodules in 43 p

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10267301 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature