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Lung resection is a type of surgery used to diagnose and treat lung disorders. Surgeons remove part or all of your lung. Providers perform lung resection through open surgery, video-assisted surgery or robotic-assisted surgery.
Surgery for lung cancer removes cancer and lymph nodes in the chest. Types of surgery include a lobectomy, pneumonectomy and wedge resection.
16 Φεβ 2023 · Surgical procedures to remove lung cancer include: Wedge resection to remove a small lung section containing the tumor and a margin of healthy tissue. Segmental resection to remove a larger portion of lung, but not an entire lobe. Lobectomy to remove the entire lobe of one lung. Pneumonectomy to remove an entire lung.
20 Μαΐ 2023 · Pneumonectomy is surgery to remove your entire right or left lung. Most often, it treats lung cancers or cancers in the lining of your lung (mesothelioma). It can also remove a lung that’s severely damaged from noncancerous conditions or injuries. Pneumonectomy is a major surgery with a high risk of complications.
There are 2 main ways to do lung surgery: open lung surgery (thoracotomy) and minimally invasive surgery. Minimally invasive surgery includes mainly 2 types: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (RATS).
The operation to remove the whole lung is called a pneumonectomy (new-mon-ek-tom-ee). Your specialist will recommend this operation if the cancer is in the central area of the lung and involves either the 2 lobes in the left lung or the 3 lobes in the right lung.
27 Αυγ 2020 · Lung resection is the removal of all or part of a lung due to severe respiratory disease, trauma, or lung cancer. Surgeons may perform wedge resection, lobectomy, sleeve resection, or complete lung removal. Lung resection is a common part of lung cancer treatment.
