Intraoperative identification of pulmonary nodules during minimally invasive thoracic surgery: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The increasingly widespread application of computed tomography (CT) in the screening and follow-up of patients with lung disease has concomitantly increased the detection rate of pulmonary nodules. Currently, minimally invasive thoracic surgery (MITS) has become the preferred method of surgery for patients with pulmonary ground-glass nodules (GGNs) due to its advantages minimal invasiveness and rapid recovery. However, target nodule identification during MITS is sometimes challenging due to the inherent characteristics of these nodules, especially when they are small and distant from the pleura. This review details the many methods used for the intraoperative localization of pulmonary nodules.

Methods

Literature published in the Cochrane Library, Pub

SUBMITTER: Tang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9622445 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature