ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2022
Comparative study of the effect of preoperative hookwire and methylene blue localization techniques on post-operative hospital stay and complications in thoracoscopic pulmonary nodule surgery.
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Pneumothorax Risk and Pleural-Depth-Trimmed Hookwire: A Retrospective Cohort Study With Propensity Score Matching in Preoperative CT-Guided Lung Nodule Localization
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
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- [Advancements in Research on Preoperative Localization of Pulmonary Nodules].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2025Review
- Retrospective study on preoperative hook wire localisation of pulmonary ground-glass nodules: risk factors for complications and preventive strategies.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Small pulmonary nodule localization techniques in the era of lung cancer screening: a narrative review.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Review
- A comparative study of 4-hook anchor device with methylene blue for preoperative pulmonary nodule localization.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- CT-guided microcoil versus hook-wire localization of pulmonary nodule prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery without fluoroscopic guidance.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Subpleural pulmonary nodule marking with patent blue V dye prior to surgical resection.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- 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
- Precise Localization of the Subsolid Lesion by Colour Marking under CT-Guided Control before Video-Assisted Surgery Resection: A Case Report.Case reports in oncologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDirect localization of small and deep pulmonary nodules before thoracoscopic surgery using the hookwire or methylene blue techniques has been recently attempted for better surgical outcomes. In this study, we compare the outcomes of the above two techniques.
methodsTwo hundred and nineteen patients undergoing 135 hookwire and 151 methylene blue techniques in our University Hospital between July 2020 and January 2022 were compared for localization and hospitalization durations, and the complication risk. Other confounders included patients' age, gender, localization position, nodules location, count, diameter, and depth.
resultsAfter adjustment of all predictors, the methylene blue technique was associated with a significant 0.6-min (parameter estimate (PE) = -0.568, p value = 0.0173) and an 0.7-day shorter localization and hospitalization time (PE = -0.713, p value = < 0.0001) as compared to using the hookwire technique. The hookwire technique was significantly associated with 5 times the risk of developing a post-localization complication (Adjusted Odds Ratio (Adj OR) = 4.52, 95% CI 1.53-13.33) and 3.6 times the risk of developing a pneumothorax (Adj OR = 3.57, 95% CI 1.1-11.62) as compared to adopting the methylene blue technique.
conclusionsCompared to the hook wire technique, the methylene blue technique offers a shorter procedure and hospitalization stay, as well as a safer post-operative experience.
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