Twenty four-month follow-up after bullectomy, unilateral and bilateral lung volume reduction surgery: a single-center retrospective analysis of consecutive cases

Twenty four-month follow-up after bullectomy, unilateral and bilateral lung volume reduction surgery: a single-center retrospective analysis of consecutive cases

Abstract Purpose While pharmacologic therapy remains the cornerstone of lung emphysema treatment, surgery is an additional therapeutic option in selected patient groups with advanced emphysema. The aim of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is to improve lung function, exercise capacity, quality of...

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Main Authors: Slavisa Bascarevic, Maja Ercegovac, Mir Alireza Hoda, Milan Savic, Radomir Vesovic, Vladimir Milenkovic, Marina Moromila, Marko Popovic, Daniela Gompelmann, Petar Madzarevic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-05-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Emphysema
Lung volume reduction surgery
Bullectomy
COPD
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-01879-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-01879-4

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