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20956200

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
117
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-19
pubmed:abstractText
Resectional lung volume reduction has proven to be superior to medical treatment in reducing dyspnoea and in increasing lung function, survival and quality of life in a very well selected, low risk group of hyperinflated patients with heterogeneous emphysema predominantly in the upper lobe. Nevertheless, this intervention is hampered by an important pulmonary (30%) and cardiovascular (20%) morbidity, mainly as a result of prolonged (>7 days) air leak, and a 5% risk of death as a result of the surgical intervention. Results from ongoing randomised trials are awaited in order to determine whether less invasive, non-resectional lung volume treatment of emphysema via the bronchoscope using endobronchial valves, airway bypass stents or biological adhesives/heated water vapour will yield similar improvement with less morbidity and reduced mortality, compared with surgical resection. Furthermore, it is hoped that endoscopic lung volume reduction techniques may help patients with homogeneous emphysema currently excluded by most teams for the resectional procedure.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1600-0617
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
242-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Lung volume reduction for severe emphysema: do we need a scalpel or a scope?
pubmed:affiliation
Dept of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium. dirk.vanraemdonck@uzleuven.be
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't