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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.
Your chest tube will be left in place until your surgeon feels that the drainage has stopped and no air is leaking, usually 3 to 4 days following surgery. Most people spend at least 5 to 7 days in the hospital following an open lobectomy, and 3 to 4 days following a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).