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Thoracoscopic Transillumination in Chest Wall Resection

Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

For reprint information contact: Francis J Podbielski, MD Tel: 1 508 334 8996 Fax: 1 508 334 6296 Email: Podbielf{at}ummhc.org Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 67 Belmont Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605-2657, USA.

Determining the extent of chest wall resection during en bloc lung cancer operations is often difficult secondary to the location of these tumors. We describe a hybrid technique that employs video-thoracoscopy and chest wall transillumination to determine the appropriate margin of resection.