Successful treatment of a giant emphysematous bulla by bronchoscopic placement of endobronchial valves

Chest

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1563-1565

  Noppen, Marc ^a   Tellings, Jean Claude ^b   Dekeukeleire, Tom ^a   Dieriks, Bjorn ^a   Hanon, Shane ^a   D'Haese, Jan ^a   Meysman, Marc ^a   Vincken, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Respiratory Division   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Emphysema; Endobronchial valve; Giant bulla; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; ENDOBRONCHIAL INTUBATION; ENDOBRONCHIAL VALVE; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751204481     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.130.5.1563     Document Type: Article

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