lobectomy

[lo-bek´to-me]

surgical excision of a lobe, as of the lung, brain, liver, or thyroid. See also lobotomy.

lo·bec·to·my

(lō-bek'tŏ-mē),

Excision of a lobe of any organ or gland.

[G. lobos, lobe, + ektomē, excision]

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lobectomy

(lō-bĕk′tə-mē)

n. pl. lobecto·mies

Surgical excision of a lobe, as of the lung.

lobectomy

Surgery The surgical excision of an entire lobe of the lung

lo·bec·to·my

(lō-bek'tǒ-mē)

Excision of a lobe of any organ or gland.

[G. lobos, lobe, + ektomē, excision]

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lobectomy

Surgical removal of a lobe.

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Lobectomy

A surgical procedure that removes one lobe of the thyroid.

Mentioned in: Thyroid Cancer

lo·bec·to·my

(lō-bek'tǒ-mē)

Excision of a lobe of any organ or gland.

[G. lobos, lobe, + ektomē, excision]

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References in periodicals archive

CCAM###Limited to 1 lobe (n=6), limited to 2 lobes (n=1).###Tuberculosis, Abscess###Surgical resection (n=7, left upper lobectomy (n=2)

Variability of presentation and surgical approach in Congenital Cystic Lesions of Lung: A retrospective study in children presenting in Mayo Hospital

Thus, it seems that caudate lobectomy should be performed whenever feasible to achieve long-term survival in patients suffering from this morbid disease.

Long-term Survival after resection for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma: Impact of UICC staging and surgical procedure

In this case, we tried to reduce the huge, immobilized lung tumor volume by enucleation of the firm sarcomatous part with fragmentation followed by radical lobectomy, and then, we successfully removed the 18 cm lung tumor.

Huge carcinosarcoma of lung presenting as an intra-abdominal mass

Two patients who had completion thyroidectomy following diagnostic lobectomy which showed HCC were found to have HCA in the contralateral lobe.

Demographic and histological subtypes of Hurthle cell tumours of the thyroid in a South African setting

Either lobectomy or bilobectomy was performed on 161 (58.3%) patients.

Prognostic analysis of surgical-pathologic N1 disease in non-small cell lung cancer: Single-center experience with 276 cases

Lobectomy was performed on 17 patients with single lobar involvement (85%).

The Surgical Management Strategies in Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformations: According to the Location of the Pulmonary Involvement

Tamaki, "Comparison between stair-climbing test and six-minute walk test after lung resection using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy," Journal of Physical Therapy Science, vol.

Association between Pulmonary Function and Stair-Climbing Test Results after Lung Resection: A Pilot Study

With the advent of molecular profiling, the hope was to minimize the need for diagnostic thyroid lobectomy for benign nodules, for tumor prognostication to tailor the extent of thyroid surgery for optimal cure and to prevent tumor recurrence.

Thyroseq V3 Molecular Profiling for Tailoring the Surgical Management of Hurthle Cell Neoplasms

Pulmonary lobectomy has also been performed in severe cases in order to treat or prevent lung gangrene [1,17].

Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated with Metastatic Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review

Given this diagnosis, and the previously identified hepatic vascular lesions, she underwent a left hepatic lobectomy and nonanatomic resection of a segment 8 lesion to rule out HEHE in November 2016.

Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Presenting as an Enlarging Vascular Lesion within the Spleen

The multidisciplinary team decision was for surgical management; therefore, she was admitted for elective lobectomy.

Minimally Invasive Bilateral Lung Resections and CABG through 5 Ports

After the lung had been freed, a classical lobectomy or pneumonectomy was then performed.

Complex Pulmonary Aspergilloma: Surgical Challenges in a Third World Setting