Successful Treatment of Bulla with Endobronchial Valves

Emphysematous bullae are a complication of end-stage COPD. Patients with large bullae and poor respiratory function have limited treatment options. Surgical resection is a recognized treatment, but functional improvement after bullectomy is not satisfactory in patients with forced expiratory volume...

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Main Authors: Erdoğan Çetinkaya, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Şule Gül, Hilal Boyacı, Ertan Cam, Emine Kamiloglu, Mustafa Çörtük
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/947403
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