Intraoperative Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy (IENB) to Localize Peripheral Lung Lesions: A New Technique in the Pediatric Oncology Population

Pediatric surgeons are often called on for the evaluation of new lung lesions in pediatric oncology patients to determine the etiology and guide treatment [1,2]. These lesions appear in all types of oncology patients, especially in patients who have undergone autologous transplantation. The lesions are often quite small and located peripherally making their identification during blind, or unguided, thoracoscopy a challenge. The diagnostic efficacy of biopsy in the evaluation of pulmonary disease in the pediatric oncology population is variable.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research