ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2020
CT-guided localization techniques of small pulmonary nodules: a prospective non-randomized controlled study on pulmonary nodule localization needle and methylene blue staining with surgical glue.
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- Preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules: virtual bronchoscopic navigation vs a 4‑hook localization needle.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Article
- A novel localization technique for margin distance assessment of deep-seated small pulmonary nodules in thoracoscopic wedge resection: a retrospective study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Comparing four-hook and double-hook localization needles in preoperative pulmonary nodule positioning: efficacy, safety, and patient perception.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Indocyanine green localization for preoperative CT-guided localization of multiple pulmonary nodules.Thoracic cancer · 2024Article
- A novel localization device for small pulmonary nodules in thoracoscopic wedge resection with adequate margin distance: a retrospective study.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Article
- Computed tomography-guided hookwire localization and medical glue combined with methylene blue localization for pulmonary nodules before video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a single-center, retrospective study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Complications during CT-Guided Lung Nodule Localization: Impact of Needle Insertion Depth and Patient Characteristics.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Cyanoacrylate glue foreign body after CT-guided localization of a pulmonary nodule during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery: a case report.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Utility of methylene blue mixed with autologous blood in preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules and masses.Open life sciences · 2023Article
- Comparison between the application of dyed medical glue and hookwires for the localization of pulmonary nodules.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Virtual navigation bronchoscopy-guided intraoperative indocyanine green localization in simultaneous surgery for multiple pulmonary nodules.Thoracic cancer · 2022Article
- Comparison of two preoperative positioning techniques and unpositioning methods in non-intubated video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.Journal of thoracic disease · 2022Article
- The 4-hook anchor coaxial needle with scaled suture is superior to the double spring coil for preoperative localization.Journal of thoracic disease · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThoracoscopic resection of small pulmonary nodules (SPNs) is challenging. Accurate preoperative computed tomography-guided localization of SPNs is key to successful rection. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical value of a novel localization needle and methylene blue staining combined with surgical glue (MBSG) and to explore the risk factors for post-localization complications.
methodsThis prospective, non-randomized controlled study was conducted on 110 patients who received either MBSG or novel needle localization prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) from January 2019 to December 2019 at Shenzhen People's Hospital. The primary endpoints were the safety and the success rates of the 2 localization techniques. The secondary endpoints were operative time and feasibility.
resultsThe 110 patients were categorized into 2 groups: the MBSG group (n=84) and the pulmonary nodule localization needle group (n=26). The success rate of pre-VATS localization was 100% in both groups. No deaths or serious complications occurred during localization. The rates of pneumothorax, pulmonary hemorrhage, and localization-induced cough were 38.1%, 25%, and 7.14%, respectively, in the MBSG group, and 26.92%, 19.23%, and 0%, respectively, in the pulmonary nodule localization needle group. Differences between the 2 groups were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Total complication rate and the incidence of pain were significantly lower in the pulmonary nodule localization needle group (χ
conclusionsBoth techniques can localize SPNs effectively prior to VATS. The pulmonary nodule localization needle technique has a lower incidence of complications.
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