Transbronchial bullous volume reduction in COPD patients

Introduction: COPD patients with advanced disease achieve minimal or no control despite proper medical therapy that necessitates more radical approach. The bullae accentuate the altered elastic properties of the emphysematous lung and contribute to the expiratory flow limitation. Objective: The aim...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Sh. Mohamed, Dalia E. El-Sharawy, Mohamed M. Hefeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816302369