Before the surgery, patients are intubated ... is inserted for inspection of the chest. The bleb is dissected, stapled, and the lung tissue is removed from the chest in a specimen bag, allowing more ...

The 25-year-old was met with a lung bleb last year that ruptured on a run. She had to go through surgery for that on October 13th, which cost her months of absence from the running field.

The David J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery at Baylor Medicine specializes in the care and treatment of patients with all benign and malignant disorders of the chest cavity (thorax). This ...

Bleb: A fluid-filled sac that forms after glaucoma surgery to help lower intraocular pressure. Endophthalmitis: An inflammation of the interior of the eye, often caused by infection, which can ...