Sequential unilateral lung volume reduction for emphysema - Stretching the benefit

Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) and Surgical Lung Volume Reduction (SLVR) and are two different approaches used to remodel severely emphysematous lungs to improve lung function and quality-of-life. We present a case initially referred for lung transplantation, where sequential left upper...

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Main Authors: Sadie Khorramnia, Lynda Holsworth, Hugh Mestitz, Glen P. Westall, Trevor J. Williams, Julian H. Gooi, Gregory I. Snell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117300047