Detecting intersegmental plane in thoracoscopic segmentectomy using infrared thermography  

作　　者：Chengrun Li Yang Liu 

机构地区：[1]Department of Thoracic Surgery,The First Medical Center of the General Hospital of the Chinese People's Liberation Army,Beijing 100853,China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2022年第1期119-120,共2页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This study was supported by the First Medical Center of the General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army Medical Big Data Research Project(No.2019MBD-034)。

摘　　要：To the Editor:Segmentectomy is an effective surgical method to cure early lung cancer.Segmentectomy which is designed precisely can preserve the pulmonary function to the maximal level with comparable post-operative survival rate.However,there are still some factors such as surgical experience,anatomy familiarity,and intersegmental plane identification,influencing the application of segmentectomy.Identifying the intersegmental plane is an important intra-operative procedure for successful lung segmentectomy.Currently,there are several methods used by surgeons,including(1)inflation-deflation:displaying the border between inflated and deflated lung segments;(2)injection of indocyanine green by an intravenous or intrabronchial route.These methods have obvious shortcomings:the"inflation-deflation"method needs about 10 to 15 minutes of intra-operative time,which reduces operation efficiency and increases patient risk;injection of indocyanine helps to identify the intersegmental plane but there are risks of toxicity and allergies associated with indocyanine.

关 键 词：OPERATIVE ANATOMY PLANE 

分 类 号：R734.2[医药卫生—肿瘤]