What Is an Extrapleural Pneumonectomy EPP?
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Dr. Andrea Wolf
Extrapleural Pneumonectomy is a surgery performed to treat mesothelioma. Thoracic surgeon Dr. Andrea Wolf explains what it is in more depth.
[MUSIC PLAYING] Extrapleural pneumonectomy, or EPP, is an operation in which we remove the lining of the lung as well as the lung itself, the sac around the heart, and the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest and the abdomen, and it all comes out en bloc. [MUSIC PLAYING]
