Is there a role for therapeutic lobectomy for emphysema?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 486-490

  Vaughan, Paul ^a   Oey, Inger ^a   Nakas, Apostolos ^a   Martin Ucar, Antonio ^a   Edwards, John ^a   Waller, David ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung volume reduction surgery; Non small cell lung cancer; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPHYSEMA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; SURGEON; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847295768     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.11.052     Document Type: Article

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