David Lynch passed away at the age of 78—less than six months after announcing he had emphysema—a chronic and distressing condition that damages the air sacs in the lungs, making it difficult ...

Anatomic chronic emphysema was excluded on the basis ... differences were not correlated with the degree of anatomic change in the lungs as seen on x-ray examination the largest percentage ...

University of Iowa researchers have shown that CT scans measuring blood flow in the lungs can detect early emphysema-related changes that occur in smokers who are susceptible to the disease.

LEGENDARY director David Lynch passed away at the age of 78, after revealing he'd suffered from a terrifying lung disease that left him barely able to "walk across a room". The filmmaker ...

Emphysema causes damage to the lungs’ air sacs ... including when they appeared and any recent changes. Your doctor may order an imaging test to see your lungs. This could be a chest X-ray ...

Patients who have underlying emphysema have an epidural catheter placed before surgery and sometimes during the procedure. The operation for bleb resection can be done via mini-thoracotomy or ...