Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with Artis Pheno for pulmonary nodule resection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One challenging aspect of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) is finding the small pulmonary lung nodules for resection. Pre-operative localization of nodules is important for resection. Recently, image-guided VATS (iVATS) in a hybrid room has received attention. Our study aims to compare pros and cons between traditional CT room localization and iVATS localization with Artis Pheno.

Methods

This study was a retrospective analysis in our institute (Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua). Patients with pulmonary nodules who received localization between January 2018 and December 2018 were included in the study. There were 126 patients included in the study. Among these, 63 patients received localization in a CT room and the other 63 patients received iVATS.

SUBMITTER: Cheng YF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212139 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature