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A lobectomy is a type of lung cancer surgery in which one lobe of a lung is removed. (The right lung has three lobes, and the left lung has two lobes.) A lobectomy is also occasionally performed for other conditions, such as tuberculosis, severe COPD, or trauma that interrupts major blood vessels near the lungs.
Usually, an operation for cancer involves removing a lobe, which is called a lobectomy. The type of lung resection used will depend on the location and size of your tumor, and also the ability of your remaining lung tissue to compensate for your breathing after surgery.1  Wedge resection, or segmentectomy. 2  Lobectomy. 3  Pneumonectomy is the removal of an entire lung. 4  Video-assisted (VATS) lobectomy.sually, an operation for cancer involves removing a lobe, which is called a lobectomy. The type of lung resection used will depend on the location and size of your tumor, and also the ability of your remaining lung tissue to compensate for your breathing after surgery.