Transbronchial decompression of emphysematous bullae: A new therapeutic approach

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1003-1006

  Bhattacharyya, P ^a   Sarkar, D ^a   Nag, S ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Roychoudhury, S ^a  

^a Institute of Pulmocare and Research   (India)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction; Emphysematous bulla; Fibreoptic bronchoscopy; Lung volume reduction surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD AUTOTRANSFUSION; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DECOMPRESSION; DYSPNEA; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; LUNG BULLA; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

BLISTER; BRONCHOSCOPY; DECOMPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA;

EID: 34248165926     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00030106     Document Type: Article

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