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Thoracic Surgery

Treatment for Lung Conditions in Peshawar

A shadow on a chest X-ray, a cough that will not settle, or a lung damaged by old tuberculosis all need a proper assessment before anyone decides whether surgery helps. Dr. Muhibullah Dawar assesses and treats lung disease at Khattak Medical Center, Dabgari Garden, Peshawar.

Written and reviewed by Dr. Muhibullah Dawar, FCPS (General Surgery) Last updated 2026-09-07

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Key takeaways: Lung Conditions

  • Where surgery fits — Most lung disease is treated with medicine, not an operation. Surgery is for what medicine cannot clear: a destroyed lobe, a cavity that keeps bleeding or infecting, or a mass that needs removing or diagnosing.
  • Signs your lungs need assessment — A shadow, nodule or mass reported on a chest X-ray or CT.
  • Assessed and performed at Advance Surgery Clinic, Dabgari Garden, Peshawar.

What lung conditions are treated?

This covers the assessment of lung disease and the decision about whether an operation would help. That includes masses and nodules found on imaging, lungs damaged by tuberculosis or repeated infection, bronchiectasis confined to one area, lung abscess, and fungal balls growing inside old tuberculous cavities.

Assessment starts with a CT scan and, where a tissue diagnosis is needed, bronchoscopy or a guided biopsy. Lung function testing follows, because it answers a separate question from the scan: not what the lesion is, but how much lung you can afford to lose. Only once both are known is an operation discussed.

Assessed before any treatment is recommended.

Signs your lungs need assessment

  • A shadow, nodule or mass reported on a chest X-ray or CT
  • Coughing up blood, even once
  • A cough lasting more than a few weeks, or a change in a long-standing cough
  • Repeated chest infections affecting the same part of the lung
  • Breathlessness that is getting worse
  • A history of tuberculosis with symptoms that never fully settled

An early assessment is what keeps the options open.

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FAQs

Frequently asked questions

The questions patients ask most often before booking this procedure.

Not necessarily. Infection, old tuberculosis, and benign nodules all look like shadows on an X-ray. A CT scan and, where needed, a biopsy is what separates them — which is why the assessment comes before any conclusion.

Often not. Surgery is considered where a lobe has been destroyed and keeps causing infection or bleeding, or where a fungal ball has formed in an old cavity. Many patients need no operation at all.

Because the scan shows what could be removed, and the breathing test shows what you can manage without. Both answers are needed before an operation is planned.

Yes. Coughing up blood should always be investigated, even a single episode that settles on its own.

Dr. Muhibullah Dawar

Dr. Muhibullah Dawar

General, Laparoscopic, Thoracic and Laser Proctologist

FCPSGeneral Surgery
FellowshipLaparoscopic Surgery, CMH Rawalpindi
FCPS-IIThoracic Surgery, CMH Rawalpindi
Advance Surgery ClinicDabgari Garden, Peshawar
Medical references
NHS — Bronchiectasis NHS — Tuberculosis (TB)
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Medical disclaimer

This page describes a procedure in general terms so patients know what to expect. It is not medical advice and cannot replace an examination. Whether a procedure suits you, and what your recovery looks like, depends on your diagnosis, imaging, general health and how you respond to treatment — which is why every plan is made in consultation.

If you have severe abdominal pain, heavy rectal bleeding, a hernia that has become hard and painful, or sudden difficulty breathing, seek urgent care rather than waiting for an appointment.

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