title: [A new surgical treatment with reduction of lung volume for severe pulmonary emphysema].
abstract: Current drug treatment of pulmonary emphysema has little effect on quality of life and duration of survival. Surgical treatment for patients with severe pulmonary emphysema was recently introduced; it consists of resection of lung tissue with poor ventilation and perfusion. Surgical reduction of lung volume improves the forced expiratory pressure per second by 80-100% from 0.8 to 1.51. This increases the exercise tolerance and improves the patient's functioning in everyday life. The postoperative mortality and morbidity are acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Longziekten, Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stolk
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Versteegh
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: van der Peijl
authors.forename: V W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Jaddoe
mesh_terms: D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*