The author summarized the experience of lobectomy with acupuncture ane-sthesia for the past thirty years. The effects would be better if the acupu-nture followed the rule of acupointing through the meridians. The importanceof the way of manipulating the needling was stressed

it is worth to make quickinsertion and then forward slowly. the manipulation should be accomplished bytwist and thrust

a short hold-on after the initial needling

then further the