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What do doctors do for a collapse lung the won't stay inflated?
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Surgery: Ocassionally surgery for collapsed lung if does not expand and stay up with a chest tube.
Answered 1/15/2018
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Surgery: Generally, minimally invasive surgery (vats), inspection of lung for "air leak", staple resection of leaking and/or abnormal region, and pleuradesis.
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