title: Lung volume reduction surgery: results of controlled studies. The Italian experience.
authors.affiliation: Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Pulmonary Division, Scientific Institute of Montescano, 27040 Montescano, Pavia, Italy. fracchia@fsm.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fracchia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Callegari
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011379:Prognosis; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / 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; D016896:Treatment Outcome