Hybrid operating room with ceiling mounted imaging system assisted pre-operative and intra-operative lung nodule localization for thoracoscopic resections: a 5-year case series.

Cone-beam computed tomography Hybrid operating room Nodule localization Sublobar resection VATS

Journal

Journal of cardiothoracic surgery
ISSN: 1749-8090
Titre abrégé: J Cardiothorac Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101265113

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
10 Feb 2024
Historique:
received: 25 05 2023
accepted: 30 01 2024
medline: 11 2 2024
pubmed: 11 2 2024
entrez: 10 2 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lung resections are increasingly popular and localization techniques are necessary to aid resection. We describe our experience with hybrid operating room (OR) cone-beam computed tomography (CT) assisted pre-operative and intra-operative lesion localization of lung nodules for VATS wedge resections, including our novel workflow using the hybrid OR cone-beam CT to re-evaluate patients who have undergone pre-operative localization for those who are unsuitable for intra-operative localization. Retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients with small (≤ 20 mm), deep (≥ 10 mm distance from pleura) and/or predominantly ground-glass nodules selected for lesion localization in the Interventional Radiology suite followed by re-evaluation with cone-beam CT in the hybrid OR (pre-operative), or in the hybrid OR alone (intra-operative), prior to intentional VATS wedge performed by a single surgeon at our centre from January 2017 to December 2021. 30 patients with 36 nodules underwent localization. All nodules were successfully resected with a VATS wedge resection, although 10% of localizations had hookwire or coil dislodgement. The median effective radiation dose in the pre-operative group was 10.4 mSV including a median additional radiation exposure of 0.9 mSV in the hybrid OR for reconfirmation of hookwire or coil position prior to surgery (p = 0.87). The median effective radiation dose in the intra-operative group was 3.2 mSV with a higher mean rank than the intra-operative group, suggesting a higher radiation dose (p = 0.01). We demonstrate that our multidisciplinary approach utilizing the hybrid OR is safe and effective. Intra-operative localization is associated with lower radiation doses. Routine use of cone-beam CT to confirm the position of the physical marker prior to surgery in the hybrid OR helps mitigate consequences of localization failure with only a modest increase in radiation exposure.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) lung resections are increasingly popular and localization techniques are necessary to aid resection. We describe our experience with hybrid operating room (OR) cone-beam computed tomography (CT) assisted pre-operative and intra-operative lesion localization of lung nodules for VATS wedge resections, including our novel workflow using the hybrid OR cone-beam CT to re-evaluate patients who have undergone pre-operative localization for those who are unsuitable for intra-operative localization.
METHODS METHODS
Retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients with small (≤ 20 mm), deep (≥ 10 mm distance from pleura) and/or predominantly ground-glass nodules selected for lesion localization in the Interventional Radiology suite followed by re-evaluation with cone-beam CT in the hybrid OR (pre-operative), or in the hybrid OR alone (intra-operative), prior to intentional VATS wedge performed by a single surgeon at our centre from January 2017 to December 2021.
RESULTS RESULTS
30 patients with 36 nodules underwent localization. All nodules were successfully resected with a VATS wedge resection, although 10% of localizations had hookwire or coil dislodgement. The median effective radiation dose in the pre-operative group was 10.4 mSV including a median additional radiation exposure of 0.9 mSV in the hybrid OR for reconfirmation of hookwire or coil position prior to surgery (p = 0.87). The median effective radiation dose in the intra-operative group was 3.2 mSV with a higher mean rank than the intra-operative group, suggesting a higher radiation dose (p = 0.01).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
We demonstrate that our multidisciplinary approach utilizing the hybrid OR is safe and effective. Intra-operative localization is associated with lower radiation doses. Routine use of cone-beam CT to confirm the position of the physical marker prior to surgery in the hybrid OR helps mitigate consequences of localization failure with only a modest increase in radiation exposure.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38341594
doi: 10.1186/s13019-024-02564-7
pii: 10.1186/s13019-024-02564-7
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Langues

eng

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© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Audrey Qi Xin Chia (AQX)

Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

Apoorva Gogna (A)

Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

Angela Maria Takano Pena (AMT)

Department of Anatomical Pathology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

Vishnu Vemula Sri Sai (VVS)

Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.

Sivanathan Chandramohan (S)

Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

Shaun Ju Min Xavier Chan (SJMX)

Department of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

Boon-Hean Ong (BH)

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, 5 Hospital Drive, Singapore, 169609, Singapore. ong.boon.hean@singhealth.com.sg.

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