Single-port video-assisted thoracic surgery lung resection is increasing in popularity. In selected cases, the incision length of single-port video-assisted thoracic lung wedge resection can be minimized by preoperative strategic positioning of a percutaneous hookwire to allow intraoperative traction of the lung nodule to facilitate endostapler wedge resection, thereby substituting the sponge-holding forceps for lung retraction during the procedure.
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