title: Video-assisted thoracic surgical procedure: management of a solitary pulmonary nodule.
abstract: Solitary pulmonary nodules continue to challenge all diagnostic skills. Herein we describe video-assisted thoracic surgical intervention, a new, minimally invasive technique that aids physicians in obtaining a definitive histologic diagnosis in a select group of patients with an indeterminate solitary pulmonary nodule.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deschamps
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Trastek
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Pairolero
mesh_terms: D006099:Granuloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000379:methods*