lobectomy

Indications

• lung cancer

Procedure

• surgical removal of a lobe of the lung
• thoracoscopic lobectomy for non-small cell lung cancer with similar survival, shorter hospital stays, & fewer complications than open thoracotomy

More general terms

• pneumonectomy

More specific terms

• resection of apical lung neoplasm
• thorascopy with lobectomy of lung

Additional terms

• bronchopulmonary segments
• lung volume reduction surgery; lung resection (LVRS)
• segmentectomy; wedge resection of lung