pneumonectomy

Also known as pneumectomy

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.

Key facts

Interventions.Name: Pneumonectomy
Interventions.Image: Lung cancer.jpg
Interventions.Caption: Appearance of the cut surface of a pneumonectomy specimen containing lung cancer, here a squamous cell carcinoma (the whitish tumor near the bronchi).
Interventions.MeshID: D011013

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Research

34,671 papers

Pneumonectomy.Chest surgery clinics of North America · 1995
Completion pneumonectomy in cancer patients: experience with 55 cases.European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery · 2004
Pneumonectomy after contralateral lobectomy: is it reasonable?The Annals of thoracic surgery · 1995
Minimally invasive pneumonectomy.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 2006
Pneumonectomy for Lung Cancer Treatment in The Netherlands: Between-Hospital Variation and Outcomes.World journal of surgery · 2020

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Commons category: Pneumonectomy

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Contents

Indications
Contraindications
Tests
Pathologies
Surgical approach
Anatomical changes
Living with one lung
Complications
History
Pioneering dates
See also
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There are two types of pneumonectomy: simple and extrapleural. A simple pneumonectomy removes just the lung. An extrapleural pneumonectomy also takes away part of the diaphragm, the parietal pleura, and the pericardium on that side.