For over 150 years, bronchoscopy, especially flexible bronchoscopy, has been a mainstay
for airway inspection, the diagnosis of airway lesions, therapeutic aspiration of airway …

Introduction Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment with one-way valves is an
effective guideline treatment option for patients with severe emphysema. However, important …

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aspects of respiratory physiology in health, disease, and in the many physiologically …

Purpose Lung volume reduction using one-way endobronchial valves is a bronchoscopic
treatment for patients with severe emphysema without collateral ventilation between the …

Now that additional treatment options for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) have emerged in recent years, patients with severe COPD should not be left in the …

Patients with severe emphysema have limited treatment options and only derive a small
benefit from optimal medical treatment. The only other therapy to have significant clinical …

Rationale: Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with Zephyr Valves improves lung function,
exercise tolerance, and quality of life of patients with hyperinflated emphysema and little to …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by inflammatory injury of
airways, lung parenchyma, and pulmonary vasculature secondary to noxious environmental …

Purpose Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a valuable treatment option for
carefully selected patients with severe COPD. There is limited knowledge about the …

Background: For selected patients with severe emphysema, bronchoscopic lung volume
reduction with endobronchial valves (EBV) is recognized as an additional treatment option …