Open AccessThoracoscopic small pulmonary nodule detection using computed tomography-guided cutaneous marking and pleural marking
Author(s) -
Atsushi Sekimura,
Aika Funasaki,
Shun Iwai,
Nozomu Motono,
Katsuo Usuda,
Hidetaka Uramoto
Publication year - 2019
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.2019.06.68
Subject(s) - medicine , palpation , wedge resection , radiology , nodule (geology) , computed tomography , thoracoscopy , forceps , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , resection , surgery , paleontology , biology
In recent years, small lung nodules have been detected by computed tomography (CT). Wedge resection of small pulmonary nodules is widely performed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). However, it is extremely difficult to identify the position of a small tumor by palpation using a small access port. Therefore, this study aimed to describe a newly devised method of marking the location of the tumor.