CT-guided percutaneous hookwire localization increases the efficacy and safety of VATS for pulmonary nodules

摘要

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVESThe diagnosis of pulmonary nodules of unknown origin is challenging, and such nodules are not always suitable for transthoracic needle biopsy. With the advent of video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) and CT-guided percutaneous hookwire localization (CT-PHL) we hypothesized that the combination of these two procedures will improve early diagnosis.