Morphologic grading of emphysema is useful in the selection of candidates for unilateral or bilateral reduction pneumoplasty

Objective: Radiologic morphology of emphysema proves useful in the selection of candidates for bilateral reduction pneumoplasty. We developed a simple morphologic grading system capable of identifying subsets of patients who had maximal functional improvement after unilateral or bilateral operation....

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 2000-06, Vol.17 (6), p.680-686
Hauptverfasser:	Pompeo, Eugenio, Sergiacomi, Gianluigi, Nofroni, Italo, Roscetti, Walter, Simonetti, Giovanni, Mineo, Tommaso Claudio
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Biological and medical sciences Emphysema Female Grading system Humans Logistic Models Lung volume reduction surgery Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Odds Ratio Patient Selection Pneumonectomy - methods Predictive Value of Tests Pulmonary Emphysema - classification Pulmonary Emphysema - physiopathology Pulmonary Emphysema - surgery Reduction pneumoplasty Reproducibility of Results Respiratory Function Tests Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the respiratory system Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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