For informational purposes only. Consult a medical professional for advice. Source: Focus Medica. A collapsed lung that occurs when air enters into the pleural cavity, the space around lungs. This ...

Early acute rejection following lung transplantation can be safely detected and graded by transbronchial biopsy via bronchoscopy.

When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest cavity) which can result in a collapsed lung. If blebs become larger or come together ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, EBV is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with LVRS.

Eastern Hospital has introduced its latest 3D printed model of newborn babies' lungs to help doctors practise surgical ...