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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Lobectomies are typically done for [[lung cancer]]. | Lobectomies are typically done for [[lung cancer]]. | ||
It is an intermediate size operation between pneumonectomy (removal of the whole lung) and segmentectomy (removal of a segment of a lobe).<ref name=pmid30409440>{{Cite journal | last1 = Roman | first1 = M. | last2 = Labbouz | first2 = S. | last3 = Valtzoglou | first3 = V. | last4 = Ciesla | first4 = A. | last5 = Hawari | first5 = M. | last6 = Addae-Boateng | first6 = E. | last7 = Thorpe | first7 = JA. | last8 = Duffy | first8 = JP. | last9 = Majewski | first9 = A. | title = Lobectomy vs. segmentectomy. A propensity score matched comparison of outcomes. | journal = Eur J Surg Oncol | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Nov | year = 2018 | doi = 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.10.534 | PMID = 30409440 }}</ref> | |||
==Specimen opening== | ==Specimen opening== | ||