Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy guided injection of methylene blue combined with hookwire for preoperative localization of small pulmonary lesions in thoracoscopic surgery
Jiayuan Sun, Xiaowei Mao, Fangfang Xie, Baohui Han, Haiquan Chen, Jiayuan Sun, Xiaowei Mao, Fangfang Xie, Baohui Han, Haiquan Chen
Abstract
Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has been widely used in the resection of small pulmonary lesions in the clinical practice. The accurate preoperative localization of small pulmonary lesions is significant to guide the operation. We report a thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection with electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) guided injection of methylene blue combined with hookwire to localize the small pulmonary lesion in a 50-year-old woman. We successfully performed VATS followed by the combined localization of these two methods. This localization method has a higher accuracy and fewer complications, which can effectively guide the surgical resection.
Keywords: Electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB); localization; small pulmonary lesions; video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Conflict of interest statement
Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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