lung resection surgical procedure to remove a portion of the lung or the whole lung
Lung anatomy
Reasons for lung resection cancer of the lung tumors of the lung lung conditions that cause secondary disease, such as dilated bronchi, or tubes leading to the lungs, known as bronchiectasis lung disease, such as emphysemaemphysema lung infection, such as tuberculosistuberculosis lung abscess, or pus pocket atelectasis, or a collapsed lung atelectasis
Wedge Resection (Segmentectomy) surgical removal of a small portion of the lung along with healthy tissue removal a lung tumor, or to diagnose lung cancer
lobectomy: removal of one entire lobe in the lung removal of two lobes is called bilobectomy. Indication:cancer,abscess,tuberclose
Pneumonectomy surgical removal of a lung Indication :lung cancer