TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Open and VATS Wedge Resection for Lung Cancer A1 - Landreneau, Rodney J. A1 - Schuchert, Matthew J. A2 - Sugarbaker, David J. A2 - Bueno, Raphael A2 - Colson, Yolonda L. A2 - Jaklitsch, Michael T. A2 - Krasna, Mark J. A2 - Mentzer, Steven J. A2 - Williams, Marcia A2 - Adams, Ann Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Adult Chest Surgery, 2e AB - Nonanatomic, sublobar “wedge” resection of lung cancer is generally considered a “compromise” pulmonary resection for primary treatment of lung cancer directed to the physiologically impaired patient who is at high risk for lobectomy.1,2 This assessment of the clinical utility of wedge resection is being challenged, particularly for the management of the small peripheral lung cancer where a generous wedge resection can be accomplished with acceptable surgical margins. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105842570 ER -