Abstract
This article details a modified method of tactile localization for deep pulmonary nodules of less than 20 mm size and at a distance of more than 15 mm from the visceral pleura. Sixteen patients with deep nodules were successfully located and underwent subsequent thoracoscopic wedge resection. This technique is a continuance of the traditional finger-tough method, which can be an effective complementary technique.
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / diagnostic imaging
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / pathology
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Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / surgery*
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Pneumonectomy / methods*
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Retrospective Studies
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnostic imaging
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / pathology
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Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / surgery*
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Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Touch*
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Treatment Outcome
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Tumor Burden