Both segmentectomy and wedge resection procedures are usually performed when a small cancer is found in a small area of the lung. A wedge resection is like a segmentectomy, but it is typically a ...

Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, such as lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with improved long-term survival compared to wedge resection for patients with early-stage ...

The patient is a 72-year-old with a 50 pack-year smoking history and significant COPD and chronic respiratory failure who had a wedge resection to remove a non-small cell lung cancer tumor.

Annual Meeting reveals that anatomic lung resections, such as lobectomy and segmentectomy, are associated with better long-term survival than wedge resection for patients with early-stage non ...