COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
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Surgery
Lung surgery is rarely used to treat COPD.Surgery is never the first treatment choice and is only considered for people who have severe COPD that has not improved with other treatment.
Surgery Choices
Removes part of one or both lungs, making room for the rest of the lung to work better. It is used only for severe emphysema.7 | |
Replaces a sick lung with a healthy lung from a person who has just died. | |
Removes the part of the lung that has been damaged by the formation of large, air-filled sacs called bullae. This surgery is rarely done. |
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May 8, 2008- Author:
- Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
Cynthia Tank - Medical Review:
- Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Ken Y. Yoneda, MD - Pulmonology
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