Purposeful Creation of a Pneumothorax and Chest Tube Placement to Facilitate CT-Guided Coil Localization of Lung Nodules before Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgical Wedge Resection

Pneumothorax creation and chest tube placement before CT-guided coil localization of peripheral lung nodules for VATS wedge resection facilitates the deployment of the peripheral end of the coil in the pleural space and provides effective management of procedure-related pneumothorax until surgery.