Ruptured lung blisters usually require surgical treatment, and in the case of lung blisters combined with recurrent pneumothorax, pleural fixation is usually required at the same time.
Pulmonary blisters are elevated pressure in the alveolar cavity, the alveolar walls rupture and fuse with each other. Lung tissue is formed, and a diameter larger than 1cm containing air sac cavities is a pulmonary blister. Surgery is required if the rupture of a pulmonary blister causes spontaneous pneumothorax, hemopneumothorax, or if the pulmonary blister becomes recurrently infected.
Most pulmonary blisters can be removed by thoracoscopic lung wedge resection. Difficulty in complete resection requires careful suturing of the air leak. The excess wall of the blister is partially excised and the incision margins are sutured. If the blisters are small or close to the hilum and are difficult to wedge, they can be ligated or sutured.
Ruptured lung blisters require medical attention as soon as possible to avoid exacerbation of the disease.