Localization strategies for deep lung nodule using electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy and indocyanine green fluorescence: a technical note.

ABSTRACT: Accurate localization of pulmonary nodules is crucial for successful video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) resection. Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) combined with indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence has emerged as a promising technique for precise pulmonary nodule marking. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of four ENB-guided ICG marking techniques: direct lesion marking, superficial marking, resection boundary marking, and margin sphere marking. We prospectively enrolled 80 patients with deep lung nodules and evaluated the procedural outcomes, accuracy, complications, and postoperative results of each ENB-guided strategy. The overall success rate of ENB-guided ICG marking was 97.5%, with no significant differences among the four techniques. The super

SUBMITTER: Xu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11635262 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature