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Table 2 The success rates and complications of VATS marking

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

No. of markers

CT-guided percutaneous needle injection

Bronchoscopic injection

No. of patients

15

22

Single marking

14/14 (100%)

15/16 (86.0%)

Double marking

0/1 (0%)

5/6 (83.3%)

Complication

  

 Pneumothorax

3/15 (20%)

0/22 (0%)

 Other

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

  1. VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery