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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 ...
Rudolph Nissen (sometimes spelled Rudolf Nissen) (September 5, 1896 – January 22, 1981) was a German surgeon who chaired surgery departments in Turkey, the United States and Switzerland.
Following his discharge from military service, he was recruited to Washington University in St. Louis, MO as the Bixby Professor of Surgery.An expert thoracic surgeon, he was best known for collaborating with Jacob J. Singer, Kenneth Bell, and William Adams on the first successful removal of a lung for the treatment of bronchogenic carcinoma in 1933. [7]
The 20th century saw further innovation of new procedures, such as the first-ever pneumonectomy performed by Evarts Graham in 1933. [6] A breakthrough in minimally invasive lung surgery was also achieved in the form of thoracoscopy , developed by Hans Christian Jacobaeus in 1910 as a method to diagnose tuberculosis .
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.
Charles Edwin Drew (15 December 1916 – 31 May 1987) was a British cardiothoracic surgeon best known for assisting Sir Clement Price Thomas in King George VI's pneumonectomy in 1951. He went on to conduct pioneering research on profound hypothermia in cardiac surgery and what came to be known as the 'Drew technique'.
Cross-section of brain prepared by William Macewen, c. 1900, Hunterian Museum Sir William Macewen (/ m ə ˈ k j uː ə n / mə-KEW-ən; 22 June 1848 – 22 March 1924) was a Scottish surgeon.
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