Open AccessComputed tomography-guided percutaneous hook wire localization of pulmonary nodular lesions before video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: Highlighting technical aspects
Author(s) -
Jae Bum Park,
Song Am Lee,
Woo Surng Lee,
Yo Han Kim,
Inmyung Song,
Jeong Geun Lee,
Jae Joon Hwang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_287_18
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumothorax , radiology , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , percutaneous , asymptomatic , perioperative , thoracoscopy , lung , ground glass opacity , biopsy , surgery , adenocarcinoma , cancer
Confirming the histologic diagnosis of small pulmonary nodules or Ground-glass opacity nodules (GGNs) of unknown origin is difficult. These nodules are not always appropriate for percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy. Preoperative localization of pulmonary lesions provides more precise target points to ensure complete surgical excision. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the validity and effectiveness of computed tomography-guided preoperative hook wire localization with our technique for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).