Is pulmonary nodule resection a major operation or a minor operation?

Thoracoscopic minimally invasive surgery is the main operation for pulmonary nodules. There are single and double holes in the surgical incision.

If it is a double hole, one of the incisions is inserted into the thoracoscope, and the situation in the chest cavity is displayed through the monitor, so the doctor can understand the situation in the chest cavity by observing the monitor. Another incision is a long-handled instrument entering the chest cavity, through which the pulmonary nodules are removed.

First, through the observation of the monitor, the focus was found and the location of the focus was determined, then the focus was removed by using the cutting sealer, and then the focus was sent to the pathology department for rapid freezing pathology. After about half an hour, we can know whether the pathological results are malignant or not.

If the report is benign or localized carcinoma in situ, then the operation is over. If it is reported as invasive lung cancer, it is necessary to expand the scope of resection and do lobectomy and thoracic lymph node dissection, which is also done under thoracoscope.

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