LUNG CANCER SURGERY - lobectomy or wedge resection for early cancer? | BTK/RAS-ACS Journal Cast #4

Behind the Knife (BTK) and Resident and Associate Society of the American College of Surgeons (RAS-ACS) present:
Journal Cast #4 - Lobectomy vs Limited Resection for T1N0 Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
A chest CT shows a small lung lesion highly suspicious for malignancy in a current smoker. Can you get away with a wedge resection, or should you still perform a lobectomy? Watch this short video to find out the answer!
Presented by:
Kimberly Linden, MD
General Surgery Resident
Department of Surgery
Cooper University Hospital
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[@ninjakris3004]

Thank you for this video. I had my right upper love removed 10 days ago. Feel great but still getting ample fluids in my drainage tube. Today I have my post op visits and new chest X-ray

[@lauracarrillo884]

So basically their pulmonary functions are better for a shorter life span 🥺 either way great review doc.