Video-assisted thoracoscopic resection of lung nodules localized with a hydrogel plug†

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Andrea ImperatoriNicola Rotolo

Abstract

Computed tomography (CT)-guided hydrogel plug deployment was recently proposed for lung nodule preoperative localization and simultaneous prevention of pneumothorax. We analysed our initial experience with CT-guided hydrogel plug localization of lung nodules in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) resection. We retrospectively evaluated the medical notes from 27 consecutive patients (mean age 68 ± 11 SD years; men 74%) undergoing VATS lung wedge resection for biopsy or definitive treatment of 28 small pulmonary nodules (malignant 82%) at a single institution between October 2017 and July 2018. Difficult intraoperative nodule localization was anticipated with a lesion <10 mm, a depth from pleura:size ratio >1, ground-glass opacity or the judgement of the operating surgeon. All lesions were preoperatively marked by deployment of a CT-guided hydrogel plug. Study end points were frequency of postlocalization pneumothorax; feasibility of delayed surgery; rate of localization of intraoperative nodule and rate of successful VATS resection. The mean sizes of the solid nodules (n = 24) and of the ground-glass opacities (n = 4) were, respectively, 10.4 ± 3.4 mm and 16.0 ± 6.2 mm. One (4%) hydrogel plug marking procedur...Continue Reading

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