In the largest series of its kind to date, researchers at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) have shown that performing thoracoscopic pneumonectomy, removal of the entire lung through a ...

Prior investigations have shown that different resection procedures have very different outcomes, with pneumonectomy associated with three-fold higher mortality than other resection types.

A 33-year-old woman underwent a right-sided pneumonectomy in 1995 for treatment of a lung adenocarcinoma. As expected, there was an abrupt decrease in her vital capacity, but unexpectedly ...

Doctors call the surgery to remove a lung a pneumonectomy. Once you’ve recovered from the operation, you can live a pretty normal life with one lung. You’ll still be able to do normal ...

The first successful en block left-sided pneumonectomy for lung cancer was performed by Graham and Singer 1 in 1933. Pneumonectomy is the removal of one entire lung on either side, which represents ...

Male sex, being older than 70 years, smoking history, and pneumonectomy were all associated with worse morbidity and mortality. Additionally, nonadenocarcinoma histology and having a body mass ...

Surgery had to consist of a complete extrapleural pneumonectomy, including resection of pericardium and diaphragm. Postoperative radiotherapy was to be considered for all patients. Nineteen patients ...

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Indications for VATS pneumonectomy however are still not clearly defined and strictly limited. The minimally invasive VATS pneumonectomy can be undertaken in patients with centrally located tumors ...