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Thoracoscopic surgery for lung emphysema using an infrared camera

Authors: Keitaro Matsumoto, Isao Sano, Hideki Taniguchi, Naoya Yamasaki, Tomoshi Tsuchiya, Takuro Miyazaki, Koichi Tomoshige, Takeshi Nagayasu

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Localized emphysema is difficult to detect on normal thoracoscopy. Indocyanine green (ICG) was used to precisely delineate an emphysematous lesion using an infrared camera system in a 75-year-old woman with a large emphysematous lesion in the right lower lobe. Due to repeated infections of the emphysematous lesion, right basal segmentectomy for localized lung emphysema was performed. During surgery, ICG (0.5 mg/kg) was injected intravenously, and the emphysematous lesion was detected as a fluorescence defect. This method could be used for precise resection of large emphysematous lesions because it permits clear detection with a small amount of ICG.

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Title: Thoracoscopic surgery for lung emphysema using an infrared camera
Authors: Keitaro Matsumoto
Isao Sano
Hideki Taniguchi
Naoya Yamasaki
Tomoshi Tsuchiya
Takuro Miyazaki
Koichi Tomoshige
Takeshi Nagayasu
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-134

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