ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2020
CT-guided hook-wire localization of malignant pulmonary nodules for video assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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- Analysis of pleural reaction following CT-guided hookwire localization for pulmonary nodules.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- CT-guided coaxial four-hook localization improves precision and efficiency in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a retrospective study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Intraoperative Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Versus Traditional Intraoperative Ultrasound for Detecting Lung Nodules During Robotic-assisted Thoracic Surgery.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2026Article
- Preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules using ultra-low-dose CT based on artificial intelligence iterative reconstruction.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- The unified front: a multidisciplinary approach in the Era of uniportal thoracic surgery.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Systemic gas embolism in three cases of CT-guided percutaneous lung puncture under general anesthesia: case reports and literature review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Short-term efficacy evaluation of artificial intelligence-based three-dimensional reconstruction of chest CT in segmentectomy: a propensity score-matched study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- The Positioning Method of Pulmonary Nodules in Thoracoscopic Surgery Based on CT Simulation Positioning System for Radiotherapy.Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia · 2025Article
- Incidence and risk factor analysis of moderate-to-severe pain after preoperative CT-guided hook-wire puncture localization of pulmonary nodules.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Application of three-dimensional printed models with near-infrared fluorescence technology in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery segmentectomy: a single-center propensity-score matching analysis.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Article
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- Comparison between one-stage and two-stage CT-guided localization of lung nodules with surgical resection: a single medical center experience.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of laser guidance and freehand hook-wire for CT-guided preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of indocyanine green and blue-stained glue for preoperative localization for pulmonary nodules.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (iVATS): a single center experience and review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Review
- Three-dimensional lung reconstructions for the localization of lung nodules to be resected during surgery.Thoracic cancer · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesVideo assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) can currently be used to diagnose and treat pulmonary nodules. However, intraoperative location of pulmonary nodules in VATS is challenging due to their small diameter and deep location in the pulmonary parenchyma. The purpose of this study was to report the clinical safety and effectiveness of CT-guided hook-wire for preoperative localization of malignant pulmonary nodules smaller than 1 cm in diameter.
methodsFrom February 2017 to January 2018, we collected the data of 80 patients with malignant pulmonary nodules less than 1 cm in diameter who underwent CT-guided hook-wire preoperative localization and VATS surgery. The effectiveness of preoperative localization was evaluated based on surgical duration, success rate of VATS surgery, and localization-related complications.
resultsThe diameter of pulmonary nodules were 0.85 ± 0.17 mm with a distance to the pleural surface of 19.66 ± 14.10 mm. The length of the hook-wire in the lung parenchyma was 29.17 ± 13.14 mm and hook-wire dislodgement occurred in 2 patients. Complications included 27 cases of minor pneumothorax and 18 cases of mild parenchymal hemorrhage. A significant correlation was observed between the length of the hook-wire in the lung parenchyma and mild parenchymal hemorrhage (P = 0.044). The average time of hook-wire localization was 9.0 ± 2.6 min and the average operation time for VATS was 89.02 ± 23.35 min without conversion thoracotomy.
conclusionsCT-guided hook-wire localization of the lesion during VATS resection is safe for malignant pulmonary nodules with diameter less than 1 cm.
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