What is mesothelioma surgery?

• Extrapleural pneumonectomy: en bloc resection of the pleura, lung, ipsilateral hemidiaphragm, and pericardium. • Pleurectomy-decortication: remove all gross pleural disease without removing the underlying lung, the hemidiaphragm and pericardium are also removed. • Palliative pleurectomy: limited resection of the parietal pleura to control a pleural effusion by creating a durable pleurodesis.