Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for pulmonary emphysema: preliminary experience with a new NOVATECH endobronchial silicone one-way valve.
Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction represents a new palliative technique for the treatment of severe emphysema. We report the case of a patient with severe pulmonary emphysema that was successfully treated by the placement of a new, removable, unidirectional endobronchial silicone valve.
Galluccio
Giovanni
G
Center of Thoracic Endoscopy, Carlo Forlanini Hospital, Piazza Carlo Forlanini 1, 00149 Rome, Italy.
Lucantoni
Gabriele
G
D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome