Surgical endoscopy
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Peripheral subpleural solitary pulmonary nodules can be visualized and resected easily at thoracoscopy, but it is very difficult to localize deep nonpalpable pulmonary nodules that lie in lung parenchyma. The purpose of this article was to study the effectiveness of video-assisted thoracoscopic solitary pulmonary nodules resection after computed tomography (CT)-guided hookwire localization and to review the literature related to solitary pulmonary nodule diagnosis and treatment. ⋯ Video-assisted thoracoscopic solitary pulmonary nodule resection after CT-guided hookwire localization is a safe and effective procedure for accurate diagnosis and resection of indeterminate solitary pulmonary nodules.