title: A new marking technique for peripheral lung nodules avoiding pleural puncture: the intrathoracic stamping method.
abstract: While performing thoracoscopic wedge resection of the lung, the location of the lesion is generally identified by visual inspection or palpation. When difficulty in identification of the lesion by thoracoscopy is anticipated, preoperative marking is performed. However, complications and technical difficulties plague current marking techniques. To overcome this problem, we designed a new, safe and easy marking technique that avoids pleural puncture, called the intrathoracic stamping method.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Tonan Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. kawada@tonan.gr.jp
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Tetsuyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Saseem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Poudel
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Yo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawarada
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitashiro
authors.forename: Shunichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okushiba
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katoh
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007203:Indigo Carmine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D055613:Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010173:Palpation; D010994:Pleura / Q000293:injuries*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011300:Preoperative Care; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D007203:Indigo Carmine