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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816302369 |