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pneumonectomy (or pneumectomy) is a
surgical procedure to
remove a lung. It was
first successfully performed in 1933 by Dr.
Evarts Graham. This is not...
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development of bone
graft surgery, the
surgical treatment of
hernia and of
pneumonectomy (removal of the lungs).
Macewen was born near Port Bannatyne, near Rothesay...
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century saw
further innovation of new procedures, such as the first-ever
pneumonectomy performed by
Evarts Graham in 1933. A
breakthrough in
minimally invasive...
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thoracotomy is the
first step in
thoracic surgeries including lobectomy or
pneumonectomy for lung
cancer or to gain
thoracic access in
major trauma.
There are...
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physicians Ludwig Aschoff and
Ferdinand Sauerbruch. He
completed the
first pneumonectomy by a
Western physician in 1931. In 1948, he
performed an
abdominal surgery...
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caused by a
number of both
acute and
chronic health issues, such as
pneumonectomy, atelectasis,
pleural effusion,
fibrothorax (pleural fibrosis), or some...
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straight or bent. This
position is also
required postoperatively for
pneumonectomy patients. This
position is
known colloquially as "sitting up". This...
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large series, the
median survival with
surgery (including
extrapleural pneumonectomy) was only 11.7 months. However,
research indicates varied success when...
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surgical removal of all or part of the esophagus.
Extrapleural pneumonectomy is the
removal of the
entire lung
along with the pleura, the lung lining...
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fistula between the
pleural space and the lung. It can
develop following pneumonectomy, lung ablation, post-traumatically, or with
certain types of infection...
