Surgery is a common treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), particularly when the disease is detected early and the tumor is small and is only in one part of the lung. For small cell lung ...

From the choice between lobectomy and segmentectomy to managing risks tied to interstitial lung disease, lung surgery decisions require careful thought. Recovery timelines and complication risks vary ...

For some patients with non-small cell lung cancer, removing part of the lobe rather than the entire lobe still provides benefit, study results show. Patients with stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

Surgery that removes only a portion of one of the five lobes that comprise a lung is as effective as the traditional surgery that removes an entire lobe for certain patients with early-stage lung ...

Robotic surgery allowed doctors at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital to remove an entire lung out of a one-and-a-half inch incision in the chest of a patient with stage 3 lung cancer. The ...

Multidisciplinary evaluation, including thoracic surgical consultation, is crucial for oligometastatic NSCLC patients to optimize treatment strategies. Lung surgery for oligometastatic NSCLC shows ...

Lung transplant surgery generally takes eight to 10 hours. It may take longer depending on whether you have had previous chest surgery and if you are receiving two lungs instead of one. You’ll be ...

The new technology aims to deliver personalized risk estimates and clinician-adjustable insights to support surgical ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lung cancers that are detected during X-ray for other conditions, so-called "incidentalomas," tend to be smaller and less likely to require removal of a lung, according to ...