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A pneumonectomy (or pneumectomy) is a surgical procedure to remove a lung. It was first successfully performed in 1933 by Dr. Evarts Graham. This is not to be confused with a lobectomy or segmentectomy, which only removes one part of the lung. There are two types of pneumonectomy: simple and extrapleural. A simple pneumonectomy removes just the ...
During a pneumonectomy, the pleural cavity is accessed through a thoracotomy. With direct access to the tumour, the need for pneumonectomy is reassessed. After surgeons decide to proceed with the procedure, the hilar structures are dissected sequentially. The pulmonary artery, then the pulmonary veins, are divided via stapling.
Pneumonectomy is the surgical removal of a lung. Polypectomy is the surgical removal of an abnormal growth of tissue known as a polyp. Posthectomy, more commonly known as circumcision, is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. This is also known as a prepucectomy, as the medical term for the foreskin is the prepuce.
Anatomic lung resection, i.e. pulmonary lobectomy or pneumonectomy, in conjunction with removal of the lymph nodes from the mediastinum is the treatment modality that provides the greatest chance of long-term survival in patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer.
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A South Dakota man is facing murder and manslaughter charges after police say he killed a woman and decapitated her. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Craig Allen Nichols Jr., 32 ...
“They say in a crisis half of the people run, 40% freeze and 10% act. I felt every one of those emotions,” he says. “If someone would have whispered ‘Run’ to me, I would have run.” ...