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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Near-infrared dye marking for thoracoscopic resection of small-sized pulmonary nodules: comparison of percutaneous and bronchoscopic injection techniques

 

CT-guided percutaneous needle injection group

Bronchoscopic injection group

p Value

Study period

Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

 

Patients (n)

15

22

 

Age, years

 

61.5 ± 12.6

64.4 ± 10.0

N.S.

Sex

Male

10

13

N.S.

 

Female

5

9

 

Tumour

size (mm)

size range (mm)

10 ± 3.4

(4.0–17.1)

9.2 ± 3.6

(3.5–16.0)

N.S.

 

GGN (n)

Solid (n)

12

4

10

13

 
 

Depth from visceral pleura

9.9 ± 7.7

9.8 ± 8.1

N.S.

 

Localization

   
 

Right superior lobe

(S1, S2, S3)

7

(1, 4, 2)

6

(4, 1, 1)

 
 

Right middle lobe

(S4, S5)

Right inferior lobe

(S6, S7, S8, S9, S10)

Left superior lobe

(S1 + 2, S3, S4, S5)

Left inferior lobe

(S6, S8, S9, S10)

1

(0, 1)

4

(0, 0, 1, 2, 1)

3

(2, 1, 0, 0)

1

(0, 0, 1, 0)

1

(1, 0)

8

(0, 1, 2, 3, 2)

4

(3, 0, 1, 0)

4

(0, 1, 2, 1)

 
  1. Data presented as median ± standard deviation; GGN: ground-glass nodule; Jan: January; Dec: December; S1: apical segment; S2: posterior segment; S3: anterior segment; right S4: lateral segment; right S5: medial segment; S6: superior segment; right S7: medial-basal segment; right S8: anterior-basal segment; S9: lateral segment; S10: posterior-basal segment; S1 + 2: apico-posterior segment; left S4: superior lingular segment; left S5: inferior lingular segment; left S8: anteriomedial basal segment; N.S.: not significant