Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery Without Intraoperative Fluoroscopy After Microcoil Localization.

Background: Small nodules and ground-glass opacities can present a challenge when surgeons rely on direct visualization or digital palpation. Preoperative localization improves nodule detection. We aimed to determine the efficacy and safety of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) nodulectomy without intraoperative fluoroscopy after computed tomography (CT)-guided microcoil localization of peripheral pulmonary nodules.