An alternative to lung transplantation.
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.
Cohen
Gordon
G
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK.
Saglani
Sejal
S
Dinwiddie
Robert
R
Webb
Michael
M
Jaffé
Adam
A
D001989:Bronchiolitis Obliterans / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011859:Radiography