Virtual thoracoscopic imaging-assisted pleural marking of pulmonary nodules.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Computed tomography (CT) is now able to detect small pulmonary nodules. Surgical resection for diagnosis of these nodules is widely performed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). However, it is very difficult to localize a small tumor by palpation via a small access port. In this study, we aimed to describe a novel intraoperative method for marking the location of the pulmonary nodule.

Methods

In 46 cases, a virtual thoracoscopic image was reconstructed using the CT images of the chest using volume rendering software before surgery. During thoracoscopic surgery, a pleural marker was affixed to the parietal pleura, just above the tumor, by referring to the virtual thoracoscopic image. The pleural marker dye was then transferred to the point on the visc

SUBMITTER: Sekimura A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7475545 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature