| 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. |
| Patients with peripheral tumors with or without metastases to hilar nodes are usually treated with surgical lobectomy or pneumonectomy. |
| It may be indicated for a patient who has undergone right side pneumonectomy to secure ventilation of the left lower lobe. |
| We routinely use a 4.8-mm stapling device to close the main bronchus after pneumonectomy. |
| The first, pneumonectomy, is a full resection of the affected lung. |
| Within 30 days after surgery, 91 patients died, 43 of whom patients had undergone pneumonectomy. |
