TY - JOUR
T1 - Computed tomography-guided coil injection and thoracoscopic pulmonary resection under roentgenographic fluoroscopy
AU - Asamura, Hisao
AU - Kondo, Haruhiko
AU - Naruke, Tsuguo
AU - Tsuchiya, Ryosuke
AU - Wakao, Fumihiko
AU - Kaneko, Masahiro
AU - Suemasu, Keiichi
PY - 1994/11
Y1 - 1994/11
N2 - To remove a small, chest roentgenogram-negative, computed tomogram-positive nodule, we developed a novel technique of thoracoscopic pulmonary resection. This technique consists of the computed tomography-guided coil injection of a metallic coil and subsequent thoracoscopic resection under roentgenographic fluoroscopy. During the thoracoscopic resection, the fluoroscopic image was a valuable aid in determining the location of the nodule and in ensuring that the stapler was applied with a sufficient distance from the coil. Because this technique helps to determine the exact location of the nodule regardless of its depth from the pleural surface, even a minithoracotomy for direct palpation can be avoided.
AB - To remove a small, chest roentgenogram-negative, computed tomogram-positive nodule, we developed a novel technique of thoracoscopic pulmonary resection. This technique consists of the computed tomography-guided coil injection of a metallic coil and subsequent thoracoscopic resection under roentgenographic fluoroscopy. During the thoracoscopic resection, the fluoroscopic image was a valuable aid in determining the location of the nodule and in ensuring that the stapler was applied with a sufficient distance from the coil. Because this technique helps to determine the exact location of the nodule regardless of its depth from the pleural surface, even a minithoracotomy for direct palpation can be avoided.
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U2 - 10.1016/0003-4975(94)91957-7
DO - 10.1016/0003-4975(94)91957-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 7979696
AN - SCOPUS:0028075745
VL - 58
SP - 1542
EP - 1544
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 5
ER -