A surgical operation to remove a lung….

An injection between the layers of the lung tissue (pleura). This injection creates an inflammation that closes the space between the pleura. This prevents accumulation of fluid….

What is known? Coal mine dust lung disease is a group of occupational lung diseases caused by coal miners being exposed to coal mine dust over a period of time. One such disease is coal workers’ pneumoconiosis. Given recent reports…

A non-cancerous condition in which the alveoli of the lungs are enlarged and damaged. It reduces the lung’s surface area, causing breathing difficulties.

A surgical operation to remove a lobe of a lung.

An abnormal build-up of fluid in the pleural cavity (outside the lung itself)….

Surgery to remove a wedge or part of a lung, but not a complete lobe….

The original cancer. Cells from the primary cancer may break away and be carried to other parts of the body, where secondary cancers may form….

A type of thoracic surgery performed using a small video camera which is inserted, along with the operating instruments, through separate holes in the chest wall, known as ports….

Surgery done through small cuts in the abdomen using a laparoscope (a thin telescopic instrument) for viewing. Also called keyhole surgery.