Needlescopy-assisted resection of pulmonary nodule after dual localisation.

Needlescopy-assisted resection of pulmonary nodule after dual localization Running head: Use of needlescopy for pulmonary nodule

Percutaneous localisation of pulmonary nodules prior to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery using methylene blue and TC-99.

The widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans for evaluating patients has resulted in the detection of many small solitary pulmonary nodules of uncertain significance. Workup of these nodules can be expensive and emotionally draining, especially in patients who have an established diagnosis of malignancy. Since the early 1990s, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has become a pro...

Role of 3-Dimentional Computed Tomography Scan in Video Assisted Major Pulmonary Resection in Patient with Situs Inversus Totalis

The aim of this case report is to raise awareness about the use of 3-Dimentional Computed Tomography (3D-CT) virtual reality imaging as a routine pre-operative tool for evaluation of unusual anatomy such as Situs Inversus Totalis (SIT). We present a case of presumed lung cancer in a 58 years old lady with SIT successfully treated by VATS lobectomy via an anterior approach. She presented with an...

Primary Pulmonary Amyloidosis with Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy

We report a case of inadvertent hoarseness after surgery for primary pulmonary amyloidosis. A 55-year-old male was transferred to our facility due to a lung mass. Chest computed tomography revealed a solitary pulmonary nodule. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography showed fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in the main mass and in the mediastinal lymph nodes. To confirm the pathology of the mas...

Our experience in the diagnostics and therapy of patients with solitary peripheral lung tumours.

UNLABELLED Patients presenting with a solitary pulmonary nodule are often a serious diagnostic-therapeutic problem. The AIM of the present report is to share our experience with VATS in the diagnostics and therapy of patients with solitary pulmonary nodules. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 2005 and 2009 we performed primary videothoracoscopic tumor resection in 125 patients with peripheral lung ...