Role of lung reduction in lung transplant candidates with pulmonary emphysema

The average waiting time for candidates for lung transplantation (LTx) with end-stage emphysema is 21 months with a 15% mortality. We hypothesized that lung reduction might offer an alternative to LTx. Of 95 patients with end-stage emphysema evaluated by our LTx program, 45 were accepted for both lu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996-10, Vol.62 (4), p.994-999
Hauptverfasser:	Zenati, Marco, Keenan, Robert J., Sciurba, Frank C., Manzetti, Jan D., Landreneau, Rodney J., Griffith, Bartley P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Endoscopy Female Humans Lung - surgery Lung Transplantation Male Middle Aged Pulmonary Emphysema - physiopathology Pulmonary Emphysema - surgery Respiratory Mechanics Thoracoscopy
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