Computed Tomography-Guided Methylene Blue Labeling Prior to Thoracoscopic Resection of Small Deeply Placed Pulmonary Nodules. Do We Really Need Palpation?

Findik G., Demiroz Ş. M., Apaydin S. M. K., Erturk H., Biri S., Incekara F., ...Daha Fazla

THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON, cilt.65, sa.5, ss.387-391, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 65 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-0036-1598019
  • Dergi Adı: THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGEON
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.387-391
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: millimetric pulmonary nodule, video-assisted thoracic surgery, methylene blue, computed tomography-guided localization, THORACIC-SURGERY, LOCALIZATION, LUNG, BIOPSY
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is widely used for thoracic surgery operations, and day by day it becomes routine for the excision of undetermined pulmonary nodules. However, it is sometimes hard to reach millimetric nodules through a VATS incision. Therefore, some additional techniques were developed to reach such nodules little in size and which are settled on a challenging localization. In the literature, coils, hook wires, methylene blue, lipidol, and barium staining, and also ultrasound guidance were described for this aim. Herein we discuss our experience with CT-guided methylene blue labeling of small, deeply located pulmonary nodules just before VATS excision.