What does pulmonary bulla mean

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There are many types of lung related diseases, such as pulmonary bullae. Many people may have heard of them, but they don't know the specific meaning. Let's take a look at the meaning of pulmonary bullae.

What does pulmonary bulla mean

First of all: pulmonary bulla (also called pulmonary bulla) refers to the air sac containing cavity formed in the lung tissue due to the increase of pressure in the alveolar cavity, the rupture and fusion of the alveolar wall due to various reasons. At present, the vast majority of bullae surgery can be completed under video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), 2 / 3 of the patients with postoperative symptoms improved significantly.

Secondly: pulmonary bullae are usually secondary to inflammatory lesions of small bronchus, such as pneumonia, tuberculosis or emphysema. There are also some idiopathic pulmonary bullae with unclear etiology. When we treat them, we should make clear the etiology, which is helpful for better treatment.

Finally: the symptoms of patients with pulmonary bullae are closely related to the number and size of bullae and whether they are associated with underlying lung diseases. Small, small, simple bullae may be asymptomatic, sometimes only occasionally found on chest X-ray or CT.

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We understand the meaning of pulmonary bullae, mainly to understand the situation of this disease, after its occurrence, we can take reasonable measures to solve it.