Thoracoscopic bilateral lung volume reduction for diffuse pulmonary emphysema

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1005-1010

  Stammberger, Uz ^a   Thurnheer, Robert ^a   Bloch, Konrad E ^a   Zollinger, Andreas ^a   Schmid, Ralph A ^a   Russi, Erich W ^a   Weder, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Hyperinflation; Lung volume reduction surgery; Pulmonary emphysema; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFLATION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG VOLUME; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; THORACOSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030757146     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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