pneumoplasty

pneumoplasty
pneu·mo·plas·ty (nooґmo-plas″te) plastic surgery to a lung. pneumoplastic adj

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  • reduction pneumoplasty — surgical removal of nonfunctional lung tissue in cases of advanced emphysema, such as bullectomy in bullous emphysema where giant bullae are compressing the functional lung tissue …   Medical dictionary

  • bullectomy — Resection of a bulla; helpful in treating some forms of bullous emphysema, in which giant bullae compress functioning lung tissue. * * * bul·lec·to·my (bə lekґtə me) [bulla + ectomy] excision of a bulla, especially one of the giant ones …   Medical dictionary

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