Open AccessSuturing of the laser resection area is recommended over a depth of 2 cm in an experimental porcine lung model
Author(s) -
Andreas Kirschbaum,
Thomas M. Surowiec,
Anika Pehl,
Andreas Gockel,
Detlef K. Bartsch,
Nikolas Mirow
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.08.122
Subject(s) - resection , medicine , parenchyma , laser , lung , nuclear medicine , surgery , biomedical engineering , pathology , optics , physics
Lung metastases can be removed by an Nd:YAG laser to save lung parenchyma. At these sites, a coagulated lung surface remains. Airtightness was investigated in relation to the depth of resection on an ex vivo porcine lung model.