Value of wide-margin wedge resection for solitary pulmonary nodule: a single center experience

Despite refinements of the diagnostic procedures, often surgery remains the only option to ascertain the histopathological nature of solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN). Aim of the present study was to ascertain the value of wide-margin wedge resection (WMWR) with curative intent in a consecutive cohort of patients afflicted by SPN.From January 1995 to January 2002, 129 patients (74 male, mean age 60.5+/-14.4 years) underwent WMWR of a SPN....