A hybrid single-trocar VATS technique for extracorporeal wedge biopsy of the lingula in patients with diffuse lung disease.
Lung biopsy is the last option to obtain lung tissue for a precise diagnosis in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). Several surgical techniques have been reported. The successful application of a hybrid approach is herein reported. The procedure utilizes a single-trocar video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery technique to localize and withdraw the tip of the lingula outside the chest to perform a biopsy in the diagnosis of ILDs. The advantages of this technique over other commonly used methods have also been discussed.
Department of Surgery, Policlinic Hospital, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. mmiglior@unict.it
Marcello
M
Migliore
Alessandra
A
Criscione
Helen
H
Parfrey
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed