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bul·lec·to·my (bə-lekґtə-me) [bulla + -ectomy] excision of a bulla, especially one of the giant ones seen in bullous emphysema in order to improve pulmonary function. See also reduction pneumoplasty.Medical dictionary. 2011.
bullectomy — noun A surgical procedure whereby small portions of the lung, called bulla, are removed. Bulla are large areas (> 1 cm in diameter) in the lung filled with oxygen depleted air … Wiktionary
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Classification and external resources Gross pathology of a lung showing centrilobular type emphysema characteristic of smoking. This close up of the fixed, cut lung surface shows multiple cavit … Wikipedia
List of -ectomies — The surgical terminology suffix ectomy was taken from Greek εκ τομια = act of cutting out . It means surgical removal of something, usually from inside the body.A*Adenectomy is the surgical removal of a gland. *Adenoidectomy is the surgical… … Wikipedia
Nuss procedure — X Ray of a 15 year old male after undergoing the procedure The Nuss procedure is a minimally invasive procedure, invented by Dr. Donald Nuss for treating pectus excavatum. He developed it at Children s Hospital of The King s Daughters, in Norfolk … Wikipedia
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
