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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]

Overview

• The mainstay of treatment for pulmonary nodule is surgery.
• Common surgical procedures for the treatment of pulmonary nodule include:

• Wedge resection
• Lobectomy
• Segmentectomy
• Lung volume reduction surgery
• The preferred surgical procedure is wedge resection by video-assisted thoracic surgery and subsequent pathological evaluation.

• The majority of surgical excisions include preoperative localization techniques such as preoperative placement of dye, technetium-99 radio guidance, ultrasound, or fluoroscopy.
• In some cases, surgical excision may be preferred by patients with the following characteristics:

Indications

The mainstay of treatment for pulmonary nodule is surgical excision.