title: Advances and applications of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction.
abstract: Lung volume reduction surgery usually gives rise to high postoperative morbidity and impedes its further application. Recently, a plethora of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction techniques such as one-way endobronchial valves, biological sealants, thermal vapor ablation, airway bypass stents and lung volume reduction coils have been extensively used in emphysema treatment. The current data for bronchoscopic lung volume reduction although not conclusive enough do present multiple safer ways compared with conventional surgery with few serious complications, lower cost and shortened hospital care. The bronchoscopic lung volume reduction will undergo continuous development as constant randomized trials are performed to prove its full efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory, Central Hospital of Wuhan Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory, Central Hospital of Wuhan Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Su
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory, Central Hospital of Wuhan Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory, Central Hospital of Wuhan Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Xiaowu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory, Central Hospital of Wuhan Wuhan 430014, Hubei, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tan
keywords: Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction; emphysema; lung volume reduction surgery; safety