title: Emphysema and lung volume reduction surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors: Annette J
authors: AJ
authors: Caflisch
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000601:surgery*