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Pneumonectomy

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A pneumonectomy is a surgical procedure to remove a lung. Removal of just one lobe of the lung is specifically referred to as a lobectomy, and that of a segment of the lung as a wedge resection. The most common cause for a pneumonectomy is to excise tumourous tissue arising from lung cancer. ...read more from Wikipedia

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  • A pneumonectomy lessens half of a person's breathing capacity.1
  • Recovery from surgery can be a long process. Shortness of breath is often a complaint.2
  • Breathing is usually aided by a respirator after the first day of surgery.2
  • General anesthesia is given to a patient who will undergo this procedures.3
  • Aspirin should never be given to patients before surgery.3

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  1. ↑ Aetna InteliHealth: Pneumonectomy - What Is It?
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 About.com: Pneumonectomy
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer (via Healthline): Pneumonectomy

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