Assertion: thoracotomy | /r/HasProperty | followed by esophagectomy
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text: Depending on the type of disease or disorder a patient has been diagnosed with, a surgeon will perform a thoracotomy followed by another surgical procedure, such as a lobectomy (removal of one or more lobes of the lungs), esophagectomy (removal of all or part of the eosphagus) or a wedge resection (removal of part of a lung lobe).