Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction

The application of lung volume reduction surgery in clinical practice is limited by high postoperative morbidity and stringent selection criteria. This has been the impetus for the development of bronchoscopic approaches to lung volume reduction. A range of different techniques such as endobronchia...

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Main Authors: Armin Ernst, Devanand Anantham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/610802