title: Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.
abstract: The management of obstructive lung disease, particularly emphysematous lung disease, is aggressively being pursued. The patient populations that will experience the greatest benefit with lung volume reduction are those that are the worst candidates for surgical intervention. Identifying a bronchoscopic approach that has a true impact on this patient population will be a major accomplishment in the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This article highlights the work currently ongoing in the area of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. There are tools now clinically available in some locations throughout the world, but no standardized technique exists.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Pulmonology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. MSimoff1@hfhs.org
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Simoff
authors.forename: Javier I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Diaz-Mendoza
authors.forename: Ahmed Y
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Rabih I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Bechara
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction; Lung volume reduction; Obstructive lung disease