ArticleFrontiers in oncology2022
Comparison of hook-wire and medical glue for CT-guided preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules.
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- Use of methylene blue and a spring microcoil in the preoperative localization of small pulmonary nodules under CT guidance: a meta-analysis.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Pooled it
- Noninferiority comparison of electromagnetic navigation-guided versus computed tomography-guided percutaneous localization of multiple small pulmonary nodules: a prospective randomized clinical trial.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Trial
- Evaluation of pain levels treated by the distal end of the hook-wire positioning needle: A randomized controlled study.Thoracic cancer · 2023Trial
- Efficacy and safety of the RC120 navigation system for the computed tomography-guided localization of pulmonary ground-glass nodules: a prospective study with historical controls.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Optical Navigation Robot-Assisted versus Conventional CT-Guided Localization of Pulmonary Nodules: A Comparison of Efficacy and Analysis of Complication Predictors.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026Article
- Preoperative and intraoperative localization of small pulmonary nodules for thoracoscopic surgery: a contemporary narrative review.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Review
- Robotic-assisted optical navigation system for CT-guided preoperative percutaneous Hook-wire localization of pulmonary nodules: a prospective, single-center, single-arm clinical study.World journal of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Preliminary clinical experience with a robot-assisted system in preoperative hookwire localization of pulmonary nodules: a prospective pilot study.Journal of robotic surgery · 2025Article
- Combination of indocyanine green with medical adhesive for preoperative pulmonary nodule localization.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Small pulmonary nodule localization techniques in the era of lung cancer screening: a narrative review.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Review
- Comparative analysis of medical glue and positioning hooks for preoperative localization of pulmonary nodules.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Review
- Comparison of indocyanine green and blue-stained glue for preoperative localization for pulmonary nodules.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- The efficacy of nasal administration of esketamine in patients having moderate-to-severe pain after preoperative CT-guided needle localization: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Article
- Image-guided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (iVATS): a single center experience and review.Journal of thoracic disease · 2023Review
- Comparison between preoperative hook-wire and liquid material localization for pulmonary nodules: a meta-analysis.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 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
- Preoperative CT-guided localization of pulmonary nodules with low-dose radiation.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 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
- Computed tomography-guided localization of pulmonary nodules prior to thoracoscopic surgery.Thoracic cancer · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Preoperative localization is challenging due to the small diameter of pulmonary nodules or their deep location in the lung parenchyma during VATS surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of both hook-wire and medical glue for pre-operative localization of pulmonary nodules. Methods: In the current study, 158 patients were retrospectively analyzed (January 2019 and January 2020). The patients underwent hook-wire or medical glue for pre-operative localization of pulmonary nodules. Among them, 74 patients in the hook-wire group and 84 patients in the medical glue group underwent VATS anatomic segmentectomy or wedge resection after localization of pulmonary nodules. Pre-operative localization data from all patients were compiled. Moreover, the efficacy and safety of the two methods were evaluated according to localization success rates and localization-related complications. Results: The success rate of localization in the medical glue group was 100% while 97.3% in the hook-wire group. After localization of the pulmonary nodules, the incidence of minor pneumothorax in the medical glue group (11.9%) was lower than that in the hook-wire group (37.8%) ( Conclusion: These two localization methods are safe and effective in pre-operative pulmonary nodule localization. The medical glue localization method had a lower risk of complications, a higher localization success rate, less pain after localization and more flexibility in the arrangement of operation time.
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