Volume-reducing surgery for emphysema: findings in earlier uncontrolled studies.
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Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. gunnar.hillerdal@ks.se
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013548:Sweden; D014109:Total Lung Capacity; D016896:Treatment Outcome