Usually means: Surgical removal of lung bullae.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (bullectomy)

noun:  (surgery) A surgical procedure whereby small portions of the lung, called bulla, are removed. Bulla are large areas (> 1 cm in diameter) in the lung filled with oxygen-depleted air

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