Occupational lung disease surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
The mainstay of treatment for occupational lung disease is medical therapy. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with progressive massive fibrosis or lung cancer.
Indications
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with occupational lung disease. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:[1]
- Progressive massive fibrosis
- Lung cancer
- Inflammatory lung disease
Surgery
Pneumonectomy
- Pneumonectomy is removal of the lung or part of the lung, and is reserved for progressive massive fibrosis or resectable lung cancer.[1]
- Parts of the diaphragm, pericardium and pleura may also be removed, such as in the case of mesothelioma.