Emphysema does not necessarily allow for nodal surgery. If the emphysema is small and does not affect the patient’s normal lung function, nodal surgery can be performed; if the emphysema is large or unstable, resulting in poor lung function of the patient, nodal surgery is not recommended. If the emphysema area is small, after professional doctor’s evaluation, the patient’s general condition is stable, and the heart and lung function can tolerate anesthesia and surgical stimulation, nodal surgery can be performed. If the emphysema area is large and unstable, which has affected the patient’s normal lung function, and the general condition is worse, and it is difficult to tolerate the surgery, the risk of performing the surgery at this time will be very high, and the corresponding postoperative complications will be more, and it is not recommended to perform nodal surgery. Nodal surgery should be performed on an elective basis after improving lung function and controlling lung infection. Whether a patient with emphysema can undergo nodal surgery or not, it is necessary to improve the chest radiograph or chest CT and other relevant examinations to clarify the emphysema condition, and then after professional physician evaluation, then decide whether to carry out the surgery or not.