title: Thoracoscopic transillumination in chest wall resection.
abstract: Determining the extent of chest wall resection during en bloc lung cancer operations is often difficult secondary to the location of these tumors. We describe a hybrid technique that employs video-thoracoscopy and chest wall transillumination to determine the appropriate margin of resection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605-2657, USA. Podbielf@ummhc.org
authors.forename: Francis J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Podbielski
authors.forename: Roger A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Issa
authors.forename: Jacques-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: Heron E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D020708:Thoracoscopes; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014172:Transillumination