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Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care and High Dependency Unit | Auckland | Te Toka Tumai | Te Whatu Ora
Public Service, Intensive Care, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Segmental Resection
The removal of one or more lung segments (a bronchiole and its aveoli) when the disorder is limited to one or more segments. The remaining lung tissue over-expands to the fill the space of the removed segment. There is often a major air-leak and chest drainage is used post-operatively.
