What is Pneumonectomy?

Category: Surgeries

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Pneumonectomy is the surgical removal of a lung. It may be done for lung cancer or for a variety of benign diseases, such as inflammatory lung disease, traumatic lung injury, congenital lung disease, and bronchial obstruction with a destroyed lung

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Adenocarcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 35 1
Squamous cell carcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 30 0
Non-small cell lung cancer 17 0
Adenosquamous carcinoma (non-small cell lung cancer) 7 0
Lung cancer 6 0
Small cell carcinoma (small cell lung cancer) 4 0

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 0
Mild 1
None 0

Duration

Stopped having Pneumonectomy

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 10
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 1
Usually 0
Sometimes 0
Never taken as prescribed 0
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 0
Somewhat hard to take 1
A little hard to take 0
Not at all hard to take 0
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