Thoracoscopic transillumination in chest wall resection.
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.
Podbielski
Francis J
FJ
Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605-2657, USA. Podbielf@ummhc.org
Issa
Roger A
RA
Fontaine
Jacques-Pierre
JP
Rodriguez
Heron E
HE
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