lobectomies
Surgical lobe excisions
Lobectomies is the plural of lobectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a lobe of an organ—most often a lung, but also the liver, brain, or thyroid.
Lung lobectomies are commonly performed to treat lung cancer: The surgeon recommended lobectomies for both affected lobes.
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
sterile · hemostasis · sutures · clamps · retractor · dissection · stapler · drainage
Respiratory chest organ
- pulmonaryOf the lungs
- thoracicOf the chest region
- bronchusLung's main air tube
- alveoliLung's gas-exchange chambers
pleura · thoracotomy · pneumonectomy · carcinoma · adenocarcinoma · squamous · nodule · tumor
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- hepaticRelating to liver
- hepatectomySurgical liver excision
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
- bile ductDigestive fluid conduit
portal vein · parenchyma · regeneration · ablation · metastases · jaundice · ascites · albumin
Seat of cognition
- temporalRelating to chronology
- frontalOf the fore side
- parietalOf the skull wall
- occipitalOf the skull's rear
epilepsy · seizure · craniotomy · neurosurgeon · cortex · glioma · meningioma · resection
Recovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- postoperativeAfter an operation
- wound careTreatment of bodily injuries
pain management · mobility · scar tissue · discharge · follow-up · complications · infection · physical therapy
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- scalpelPrecise surgical knife
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
surgeon · sterile · hemostasis · sutures · clamps · retractor · dissection · stapler · drainage · excision
lung
Respiratory chest organ
alveoli · pleura · thoracotomy · pneumonectomy · carcinoma · adenocarcinoma · squamous · nodule · tumor · metastasis
liver
Abdominal detoxifying organ
- hepaticRelating to liver
- hepatectomySurgical liver excision
- cirrhosisIrreversible hepatic scarring
bile duct · portal vein · parenchyma · regeneration · ablation · metastases · jaundice · ascites · albumin
brain
Seat of cognition
occipital · epilepsy · seizure · craniotomy · neurosurgeon · cortex · glioma · meningioma · resection · neuroimaging
rehabilitation
Recovery from injury/addiction
- healingRestoration of health
- convalescencePost-illness healing phase
- postoperativeAfter an operation
wound care · pain management · mobility · scar tissue · discharge · follow-up · complications · infection · physical therapy · recovery room
lobectomiesobservation
Attentive watching or remark
watchful waiting · biopsies · organ transplants · medical therapy · radiation therapy