Lung Surgery
Current as of: December 19, 2018
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:E. Gregory Thompson, MD – Internal Medicine & Kathleen Romito, MD – Family Medicine & Michael S. Rabin, MD – Medical Oncology
Three types of lung surgery differ by how much lung tissue is removed. Wedge resection (also called a segmentectomy): A wedge-shaped section of the affected lung is removed. Lobectomy: The affected lobe of the lung is removed. Pneumonectomy: The entire affected lung is removed. Sometimes cancer grows in the bronchus…