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 ...

The process starts as inflammation, which causes an outpouring of fluid into the lungs and later pus formation. It can affect one or more lobes of the lung and can be bilateral. Bacterial ...

the mainstay treatment is video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy — the anatomic resection of an entire lobe of the lung. However, recurrence and distant metastases are frequent after resection ...

It is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of ...