Placement of Markers to Assist Minimally Invasive Resection of Peripheral Lung Lesions

Authors

Ricardo Velasquez, New York Medical College
Alvaro Martin, New York Medical College
Mohammad Abu Hishmeh
Lawrence DeLorenzo, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Samjot Singh Dhillon
Kassem Harris, New York Medical CollegeFollow

Journal Title

Annals of Translational Medicine

First Page

360

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

August 2019

Department

Medicine

Abstract

With development of lung cancer screening programs and increased utilization of radiographic imaging there is significantly higher detection of smaller lung nodules and subsolid lesions. These nodules could be malignant and pose a diagnostic challenge. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS) represent minimally invasive methods for tissue sampling. Intraoperative identification of these lesions maybe difficult, requiring marking prior to surgery. We review different techniques for the placement of markers to assist in the resection of peripheral lung lesions (PLL).

Recommended Citation

Velasquez, R., Martin, A., Abu Hishmeh, M., DeLorenzo, L., Dhillon, S., & Harris, K. (2019). Placement of Markers to Assist Minimally Invasive Resection of Peripheral Lung Lesions. Annals of Translational Medicine, 7 (15), 360. https://doi.org/10.21037/atm.2019.03.50