Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Medical treatment of emphysema does not alter the natural progression of the disease. Surgical techniques are an attractive conceptual approach to treat hyperinflation in these patients. Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation are appropriate therapeutic options for a selected populat...

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Autores principales: Mora, Jorge I, Hadjiliadis, Denis
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2650594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19281079
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description Medical treatment of emphysema does not alter the natural progression of the disease. Surgical techniques are an attractive conceptual approach to treat hyperinflation in these patients. Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation are appropriate therapeutic options for a selected population with emphysema. We will review the available evidence to support these approaches.
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spelling pubmed-26505942009-05-04 Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Mora, Jorge I Hadjiliadis, Denis Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis Reviews Medical treatment of emphysema does not alter the natural progression of the disease. Surgical techniques are an attractive conceptual approach to treat hyperinflation in these patients. Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation are appropriate therapeutic options for a selected population with emphysema. We will review the available evidence to support these approaches. Dove Medical Press 2008-12 2008-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2650594/ /pubmed/19281079 Text en © 2008 Dove Medical Press Limited. All rights reserved
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Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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title_full Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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title_full_unstemmed Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
title_short Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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