Taking in oxygen to power your whole body is just one part of your lung function. Altogether, your lungs are a highly ...

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 ...

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 ...

Combined airway valve therapy in severe emphysema improves lung function and walking distance for patients with heterogeneous disease, despite some risks.