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The fissure: interlobar collateral ventilation and implications for endoscopic therapy in emphysema

In patients with severe emphysema, bronchoscopic lung volume reduction using one-way valves is a promising therapeutic option to improve lung function and quality of life. The goal of this treatment is to achieve a complete lobar atelectasis. In a significant proportion of patients, this atelectasis...

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Autores principales: Koster, Theodoor David, Slebos, Dirk-Jan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4835138/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27110109
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S103807