title: Bullous emphysema: the role of the surgeon.
abstract: Emphysema is the permanent dilatation of the distal respiratory passages. Although the mainstay of treatment of emphysema is medical, there are certain groups of patients who obtain both symptomatic and prognostic benefits from certain surgical treatments, both old and new. This article discusses the indications for treatment and the different treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Unit, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Briffa
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vicidimini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Braidley
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Nashef
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wells
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome