If you have a lung problem, your doctor may suggest a lobectomy. It’s a surgery to remove a lobe (portion) of your lung. Your lungs are made up of five sections or lobes — three in your right ...

It can include: Segmentectomy is the removal of part of a lung lobe. Lobectomy involves removing an entire lobe of a lung. Pneumonectomy is the removal of the entire lung. Sleeve resection is the ...

A pulmonary bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung. When a bleb ruptures the air escapes ...