Medicine:Wedge resection (lung)
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Short description: Surgical operation
| Wedge resection | |
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| ICD-9-CM | 32.29 |
Wedge resection of the lung is a surgical operation where a part of a lung is removed. It is done to remove a localized portion of diseased lung, such as early stage lung cancer.[1]
References
- ↑ "History of limited resection for non-small cell lung cancer". Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 11 (6): 356–62. 2005. PMID 16401982. http://www.atcs.jp/pdf/2005_11_6/356.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
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