Near-Infrared Fluorescence is useful for identification of the intersegmental plane in thoracoscopic lung segmentectomy

Aim: evaluation of fluorescence imaging during lung segmentectomy by Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery. Methods: study of VATS segmentectomies assisted by fluorescence imaging (PINPOINT® Novadaq, Canada) in the University Hospitals of Geneva from November 2014 to August 2015. Analysis of technical input, pathological findings, postoperative course and cTNM/pTNM correlation. Results: intersegmental plane indentification was perfect in all 17 consecutive segmentectomies, providing additional assistance in case of difficulty with anatomical vascular segmentation. One patient was converted to lobectomy by thoracotomy…