A segmentectomy is a surgical procedure that removes one of the ten anatomic segments of a lung. It requires some dissection of the artery, vein, and/or airway structures of that segment, and the ...

A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is an isolated lung growth surrounded by normal tissue. Most SPNs are benign (not cancerous) when they're diagnosed. However, some nodules can enlarge and change ...

The patient is a 72-year-old with a 50 pack-year smoking history and significant COPD and chronic respiratory failure who had a wedge resection ... a new nodule in the right upper lung.