Awake Thoracoscopic Biopsy of Interstitial Lung Disease Eugenio Pompeo, MD, Paola Rogliani, MD, Benedetto Cristino, MD, Orazio Schillaci, MD, Giuseppe Novelli, PhD, Cesare Saltini, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 95, Issue 2, Pages 445-452 (February 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.043 Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Outcome of 37 patients screened during the study period. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 445-452DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.043) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 (A) High-resolution computed tomography images of a patient with upper lobe predominant reticular pattern associated with (B) lower lobe ground-glass opacities and traction bronchiectasis, which resulted in a diagnosis of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. (C) Intraoperative view of the same patient showing nearly complete lung collapse resulting from creation of surgical pneumothorax, and (D) large specimens taken from both left lung lobes. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 445-452DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.043) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Perioperative behavior of (A) oxygenation and (B) mean cardiocirculatory variables. (ANOVA = analysis of variance.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2013 95, 445-452DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.043) Copyright © 2013 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions