The lungs consist of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Emphysema damages the alveoli and destroys lung tissue. Bullous emphysema (BE) refers to damaged alveoli that distend to form large air spaces, ...

Emphysema is a component of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that is found, along with chronic bronchitis, in most patients with COPD. Patients with predominant emphysema tend to be very ...

For men and women with severe emphysema, each breath – each gasp of air – is a struggle to survive. Confined to wheelchairs or linked to oxygen tanks, many former smokers and others say they have ...

Emphysema is a lung condition where the air sacs are damaged, leading to shortness of breath. The damage happens to the inner walls of the air sacs, causing them to weaken and rupture — creating large ...