title: Intraoperative transthoracic ultrasonographic localization of occult lung lesions.
abstract: During video-assisted thoracoscopic operations, identification of small peripheral lung nodules can be challenging. We report the use of intraoperative intrathoracic ultrasonography for localization of lung tumors before resection in 2 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shennib
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bret
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014743:Videotape Recording