An operation performed to cut out a lobe in the liver (see hepatectomy, partial), lung (see lobectomy, lung), or thyroid gland (see thyroidectomy).
The operation of cutting out a lobe of the lung in such diseases as abscess of the lung and bronchiectasis and carcinoma (see LUNGS, DISEASES OF).
n. the surgical removal of a lobe of an organ or gland, such as the lung, thyroid, or brain. Lobectomy of the lung may be performed for cancer or other disease of the lung; in some cases the operation can be done through an endoscope.
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