Outcome after unilateral lung volume reduction surgery in patients with severe emphysema

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 674-678

  Geiser, Thomas ^a   Schwizer, Bernhard ^a   Krueger, Thorsten ^b   Gugger, Matthias ^a   Hof, Vinzenz Im ^a   Dusmet, Michael ^b   Fitting, Jean William ^b   Ris, Hans Beat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Human; Lung volume reduction surgery; Outcome; Prospective study; Pulmonary emphysema; Unilateral; Video assisted surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESIDUAL VOLUME; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RESIDUAL VOLUME; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035487695     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00845-4     Document Type: Article

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