A lobectomy is a surgical procedure where a part or lobe of an organ, usually the lung, is removed to treat a specific medical condition. Full definition
While some animals can be managed non-surgically, the best outcomes seem to result from early lung lobectomy of affected tissue. (petwave.com)
We perform partial cystectomy for removal of bladder cancer (i.e. transitional cell carcinoma), liver lobectomy for liver cancer or abscesses, splenectomy for removal of splenic cancer (malignant hemangiosarcoma), resection and biopsy of benign and malignant tumors: (i.e. mast cell tumors, squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoma, osteosarcoma) and more. (vsecvet.com)
The GTSD contains data on nearly 460,000 procedures, including lobectomy and esophagectomy, and has more than 900 surgeon participants. (sciencedaily.com)