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Pneumonectomy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Pneumonectomy
Tree Number(s)
E04.620
E04.928.600.600
Unique ID
D011013
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011013
Scope Note
The excision of lung tissue including partial or total lung lobectomy.
Entry Term(s)
Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
Lung Volume Reduction
Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Partial Pneumonectomy
NLM Classification #
WF 668
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
2020/01/16
Pneumonectomy Preferred
Lung Volume Reduction Narrower
Partial Pneumonectomy Narrower
Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Narrower
Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction Narrower
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