Lobectomy (lung)
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Lobectomy of the lung is a surgical operation where a lobe of the lung is removed. It is done to remove a portion of diseased lung, such as early stage lung cancer.[1]
See also: Lung volume reduction surgery
[edit] References
- ^ Deslauriers J, Grégoire J (2000). "Surgical therapy of early non-small cell lung cancer". Chest 117 (4 Suppl 1): 104S–109S. doi:10.1378/chest.117.4_suppl_1.104S. PMID 10777463. http://www.chestjournal.org/cgi/content/full/117/4_suppl_1/104S. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
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