What is a pneumonectomy?
It is a complete or partial anatomical extraction of the lung, depending on the reason for which it was decided to remove it. In this case, the patient loses his ability to breathe by 50% and what remains is enough for the patient to carry out his daily activities normally without the need for support devices.
Pneumonectomy is one of the surgical interventions to treat lung cancer by removing it partially or completely and ensuring satisfactory results.
It may also be the most appropriate treatment for a tumor located near the center of the lung affecting the pulmonary artery or veins.
In addition, pneumonectomy may be the treatment of choice when the patient has a traumatic (chest injury) that has damaged the main airways (bronchus) or major blood vessels of the lung so severely that it cannot be repaired.
