Design of the exhale airway stents for emphysema (EASE) trial: an endoscopic procedure for reducing hyperinflation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Airway Bypass is a catheter-based, bronchoscopic procedure in which new passageways are created that bypass the collapsed airways, enabling trapped air to exit the lungs. The Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema (EASE) Trial was design...

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Main Authors: Sybrecht Gerhard W, Cetti Edward J, Cardoso Paulo FG, Slebos Dirk-Jan, Shah Pallav L, Cooper Joel D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/11/1