Lung Volume Reduction for Emphysema and The Canadian Lung Volume Reduction (CLVR) Surgery Project

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature on the surgical treatment of emphysema and to present preliminary results from a pilot study of lung volume reduction (LVR) surgery.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: John D Miller, Richard A Malthaner, Charles H Goldsmith, Gerard Cox, David Higgins, David Stubbing, Allan Kitching, Toni E Newman, Ellen McDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1999-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1999/817812