<unk>  is used to treat any condition that causes the build-up of secretions in bronchopulmonary segments. These include: * bronchiectasis * lung abscesses * cystic fibrosis * atelectasis * chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) * pneumonia * postoperative lung damage (after some thoracic surgery) Patients must receive physiotherapy to learn to tip themselves into a position in which the lobe can be drained.
Postural drainage
Lumbar–peritoneal shunt
Corticotomy
Ventriculectomy
Pleurodesis
Decortication
Shirley drain
Thoracostomy