Transbronchial localization of small pulmonary lesions for thoracoscopic resection.
The localization of small lung masses at thoracoscopic operation is very difficult. A 67-year-old female with tiny pulmonary metastases of renal cell carcinoma primary was successfully treated by pulmonary thoracoscopic resection after transbronchial localization using a dye.
Mawatari
Tohru
T
Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. t-mawatari@hospital.hakodate.hokkaido.jp
Watanabe
Atsushi
A
Ohsawa
Hisayoshi
H
Abe
Tomio
T
Yamada
Gen
G
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D011300:Preoperative Care; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed