Lung lobectomy

Lobectomy (lung)
Lobectomy (lung)
ICD-9-CM	32.49
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Lobectomy of the lung is a surgical operation where a lobe of the lung is removed.^[1] It is done to remove a portion of diseased lung, such as early stage lung cancer.^[2]

^ Biderman, Arthur; Venes, Donald; Taber, Clarence Wilbur (2009). Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co. p. 1359. ISBN 978-0-8036-1561-8.
^ Deslauriers J, Grégoire J (April 2000). "Surgical therapy of early non-small cell lung cancer". Chest. 117 (4 Suppl 1): 104S–109S. doi:10.1378/chest.117.4_suppl_1.104s. PMID 10777463.

[isbn0-8036-1561-2-1] Biderman, Arthur; Venes, Donald; Taber, Clarence Wilbur (2009). Taber's cyclopedic medical dictionary. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co. p. 1359. ISBN 978-0-8036-1561-8.

[pmid10777463-2] Deslauriers J, Grégoire J (April 2000). "Surgical therapy of early non-small cell lung cancer". Chest. 117 (4 Suppl 1): 104S–109S. doi:10.1378/chest.117.4_suppl_1.104s. PMID 10777463.

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