title: An alternative to lung transplantation.
abstract: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has been used increasingly in adults for treatment of breathlessness caused by severe emphysema.1 It is of particular benefit to patients with a heterogenous anatomic distribution of emphysema, with obvious target areas for resection,2 as it allows an improved chance of reclaiming function from surrounding compressed lung.3 We report on an 8-year-old male with obliterative bronchiolitis in whom LVRS has been used as a measure to significantly improve quality of life and avoid the immediate need for lung transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: Sejal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saglani
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dinwiddie
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Webb
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaffé
mesh_terms: D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011859:Radiography