| The morbidity and mortality associated with donor pneumonectomy pose significant ethical considerations. |
| Within 30 days after surgery, 91 patients died, 43 of whom patients had undergone pneumonectomy. |
| Patients with peripheral tumors with or without metastases to hilar nodes are usually treated with surgical lobectomy or pneumonectomy. |
| Lobectomy was performed in 34 cases and pneumonectomy in 10 cases. |
| The first, pneumonectomy, is a full resection of the affected lung. |
| We routinely use a 4.8-mm stapling device to close the main bronchus after pneumonectomy. |
