Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Nonheterogeneous Emphysema

Thoracic Surgery Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-199

  Weder, Walter ^a   Tutic, Michaela ^a   Bloch, Konrad E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bullae; Homogeneous emphysema; Hyperinflation; Lung volume reduction surgery; Pulmonary mechanics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPHYSEMA; EXPERIENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; LUNG DIFFUSION; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG VOLUME; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; RISK; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM;

HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONECTOMY; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66249098130     PISSN: 15474127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2009.03.002     Document Type: Review

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