Emphysema and lung volume reduction surgery.
Patients with emphysema suffer from a poor quality of life. Treatment options vary, but surgical treatment may have the greatest positive effect on this patient population.
Caflisch
Annette J
AJ
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*