Wedge resection (lung)

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Wedge resection of the lung is a surgical operation where a part of a lung is removed. It is done to remove a localized portion of diseased lung, such as early stage lung cancer.[1]

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  1. ^ Nakamura H, Kazuyuki S, Kawasaki N, Taguchi M, Kato H (2005). "History of limited resection for non-small cell lung cancer". Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 11 (6): 356–62. PMID 16401982. 
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