Video-assisted thoracic surgical procedure: management of a solitary pulmonary nodule.
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.
Miller
D L
DL
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Allen
M S
MS
Deschamps
C
C
Trastek
V F
VF
Pairolero
P C
PC
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*