Needle localization for thoracoscopic resection of small pulmonary nodules in children
| Autor: | Dennis W. W. Shaw, Robert S. Sawin, Dale G. Hall, John H.T. Waldhausen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Lung Neoplasms Biopsy Malignant disease Resection Lesion medicine Thoracoscopy Humans Child Coloring Agents Needle localization Lung medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Respiratory disease Nodule (medicine) General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Methylene Blue medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Radiology medicine.symptom business Tomography X-Ray Computed |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric surgery. 32(11) |
| ISSN: | 0022-3468 |
| Popis: | Background: Children who have malignant disease and pulmonary nodules frequently need a tissue diagnosis to direct therapy. Computed tomography (CT)-guided needle localization and methylene blue marking allow thoracoscopic resection of nonvisable nodules. Methods: Malignant disease was diagnosed in three patients aged 2, 2.5, and 11 years. Pulmonary nodules seen on chest CT, representing either metastatic disease or infection developed in each patient. All lesions were 1 to 2 cm deep to the pleural surface, precluding thoracoscopic visualization. A Homer mammographic needle was placed near the lesion using CT guidance under general anesthesia. The pleura overlying the lesion was also marked with methylene blue. Under the same anesthetic, patients went to the operating room where the lesions were thoracoscopically resected. Results: Needle localization and methylene blue staining accurately localized the lesion in all cases. Thoracoscopic resection provided a diagnosis of metastatic disease or infection in all cases. There were no complications. Conclusion: CT-guided needle localization of pulmonary lesions deep to the pleural surface, is a safe, accurate method for allowing thoracoscopic resection in these children who would otherwise need open thoracotomy for diagnosis. |
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