The best time to treat pulmonary alveoli is when they rupture and cause spontaneous pneumothorax or hemopneumothorax, when they repeatedly cause infections, when they are large in size and affect the normal respiratory function, or when they are found during other lung surgeries, and they can be resected.
Pulmonary blisters are usually caused by the patient’s own underlying lung disease, resulting in increased pressure within the alveoli, alveolar wall rupture, the alveoli fused with each other to form an air-containing cystic cavity with a diameter greater than >1cm. Pulmonary hernias without symptoms can be left untreated, but care should be taken to avoid strenuous exercise in daily life.
If the rupture of pulmonary herpes causes spontaneous pneumothorax or hemopneumothorax, closed chest drainage can be performed first, and patients who have difficulty in lung reopening after surgery or who have multiple recurrences should be treated with timely surgery. Patients who have difficulty in lung reopening after surgery or repeated recurrences should be operated promptly.
For other chest lesions that require surgical treatment, the pulmonary herpes can be removed together, which can effectively prevent the rupture of pulmonary herpes and lead to the emergence of pneumothorax in the future without increasing the pain of the patient.
The timing of treatment of pulmonary herpes should be chosen by the physician according to the patient’s specific condition, and it is recommended to consult the thoracic surgery department for detailed consultation.