PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) -- When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to ...

BARCELONA -- Eligible emphysema patients had similar levels of improvement whether treated with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) or bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with valve placement, ...

The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) was a multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) plus medical management with ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery had significantly heightened odds ...

April 8, 2003 -- Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is beneficial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the results of a prospective cohort study published in the April ...

Results from a study on bronchoscopic lung volume reduction and lung volume reduction surgery may aid medical professionals in selecting the best treatment for patients with emphysema. A recent study ...

The first randomized controlled trial to compare two different lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema has found that both lead to similar improvements in lung function, ...

Emphysema is a chronic lung disease. The walls of the air sacs (alveoli) in the lung weaken and disintegrate, leaving behind abnormally large air spaces that remain filled with air even when the ...

The baseline characteristics of the 89 consecutive patients undergoing bilateral LVRS via median sternotomy constituting the current study cohort are summarized in Table 1. Three hundred eight-seven ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery for advanced emphysema appears adequate to support the use of this procedure provided that the normal arrangements are in ...