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Table 1 Patient and nodule characteristics

From: CT-guided hook-wire localization of malignant pulmonary nodules for video assisted thoracoscopic surgery

Characteristics

Value

Gender (Male/Female)

24/56

Age (years)

50.65 ± 11.75 (27–82)

Smoking history

14 (17.5%)

CT nodule size (mm)

0.85 ± 0.1 (3–10)

Nodule distance to pleural surface (mm)

19.66 ± 14.10 (0–85)

Length of hook-wire in lung parenchyma (mm)

29.17 ± 13.14 (10–80.0)

Nodule location

 RUL

32 (40%)

 RML

8 (10%)

 RLL

18 (22.5%)

 LUL

15 (18.7%)

 LLL

8 (10%)

Nodule feature

 pGGN

54 (67.5%)

 mGGN

26 (32.5%)

 Duration of hook wire placement (min)

9.0 ± 2.6 (5–18)

 Duration of VATS procedure (min)

89.02 ± 23.35 (20–120)

Complication of hook wire

 Minor pneumothorax

27 (33.7%)

 Mild pulmonary hemorrhage

18 (22.5%)

 Hookwire dislodgement

2 (2.5%)

Histopathologic results

 AIS

10 (12.4%)

 MIA

51 (63.8%)

 IA

19 (23.8%)

Surgical type

 Wedge

4 (0.05%)

 Segmentectomy

66 (82.5%)

 lobectomy

10 (12.5%)