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To assess the clinical feasibility, safety, and short-term outcomes of a hybrid technique combining CT-guided microwave ablation and video-assisted thoracic surgery guided by three-dimensional reconstruction for multiple pulmonary nodules.

April 9, 2025Journal of Analytical OncologyOpen Access

Percutaneous Lung Ablation Combined with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Guided by Three-Dimensional Reconstruction in the Treatment of Multiple Pulmonary Nodules

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BCBorong ChenSouth China University of Technology RWRenfeng WangXijing Hospital CDChaoxiang DuSun Yat-sen University

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Case series reports successful tumor clearance in patients with multiple pulmonary nodules using hybrid ablation and thoracoscopy, indicating a viable minimally invasive approach.

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To assess the clinical feasibility, safety, and short-term outcomes of a hybrid technique combining CT-guided microwave ablation and video-assisted thoracic surgery guided by three-dimensional reconstruction for multiple pulmonary nodules.
Included 8 patients treated between March 2020 and March 2023 with combined CT-guided lung microwave ablation and video-assisted thoracic surgery.
Applied three-dimensional computer reconstruction to determine precise nodule localization, estimate resection margins, and optimize procedural workflows for each pulmonary lesion.
A total of 18 nodules were treated across 8 patients; surgically resected nodules had a median size of 9 mm (all confirmed malignant), while ablated nodules had a median size of 6 mm.
Microwave ablation was delivered at a median power of 45 W (range, 40–50 W) for 5 minutes at a median pleural distance of 31 mm (range, 19–56 mm).
The combined approach caused no increase in complication rates or hospital length of stay, with zero recurrences documented during short-term follow-up.

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Chen et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aac9b142b508d7d3cecbb26 https://doi.org/10.30683/1927-7229.2025.14.03

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Case series reports successful tumor clearance in patients with multiple pulmonary nodules using hybrid ablation and thoracoscopy, indicating a viable minimally invasive approach.

Percutaneous Lung Ablation Combined with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Guided by Three-Dimensional Reconstruction in the Treatment of Multiple Pulmonary Nodules

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Percutaneous Lung Ablation Combined with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Guided by Three-Dimensional Reconstruction in the Treatment of Multiple Pulmonary Nodules

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