| Surgical intervention may vary from enucleation to pneumonectomy. |
| We routinely use a 4.8-mm stapling device to close the main bronchus after pneumonectomy. |
| Ms. Terrazzano was told she had advanced lung cancer in 2004 and has since undergone three operations, including an extrapleural pneumonectomy, in which her right lung and part of the lining of her heart were removed. |
| The first, pneumonectomy, is a full resection of the affected lung. |
| Patients with peripheral tumors with or without metastases to hilar nodes are usually treated with surgical lobectomy or pneumonectomy. |
| The morbidity and mortality associated with donor pneumonectomy pose significant ethical considerations. |
