Preoperative localization of lung nodules: a comparative analysis of hookwire and radio-guided procedures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Histological diagnosis of pulmonary nodules requires surgical resection on many occasions. There are multiple localization strategies each with their own benefits and complications. The objective of this study is to compare preoperative lung nodule localization with hookwire and radiotracer injection (radioguided occult lesion localization, ROLL). To compare results, complications, and volume of the sample resected with both techniques.

Methods

Patients undergoing resection of pulmonary nodules with video-assisted thoracoscopy and pre-surgical localization with hookwire or ROLL were studied. Eighty-eight pulmonary nodules were resected in 76 patients: 52 with a hook wire and 36 with a radiotracer. The localization rate, the shortest distance between the nodule and

SUBMITTER: Vollmer I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9745529 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature