• Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command, Nanjing 210002, P. R. China;
LIZhong-dong, Email: 13057585578@126.com
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Recently, the frequency of lung disease appears higher and more precise than previously estimated. Small pulmonary nodules (SPNs) are frequently detected on high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scans. For the reason of high rate of false positives by fine needle aspirate biopsy, small lung nodules often can not be confirmed by monitor or palpation with forceps. How to precisely locate and mark the nodule before the surgery is one of the most important things for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). We reviews the methods of location the pulmonary nodules before the surgery and analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of various methods.

Citation: YANGNan, LIUCan-hui, QIANGYong, LIZhong-dong. Advances in Preoperative Localization of Solitary Pulmonary Nodules for Video-assisted Thracoscopic Surgery. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015, 22(7): 696-699. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20150176 Copy

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