title: Lung volume reduction surgery: a better understanding for a renewed challenge in the treatment of emphysema.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mineo
authors.forename: Tommaso Claudio
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Mineo
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014109:Total Lung Capacity / Q000502:physiology*; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology*