Background Severe emphysema is a debilitating condition with few treatment options. Lung
volume reduction procedures in the treatment of severe emphysema have shown excellent …

This Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and
Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017 …

COPD is a highly prevalent, chronic and irreversible obstructive airway disease without
curative treatment. Standard therapeutic strategies, both non-pharmacological and …

Background Bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction with the use of one-way endobronchial
valves is a potential treatment for patients with severe emphysema. To date, the benefits …

Background Lung volume reduction surgery improves survival in selected patients with
emphysema, and has generated interest in bronchoscopic approaches that might achieve …

The Endobronchial Valve for Emphysema Palliation Trial (VENT) was a multi-centre,
prospective, randomised, controlled trial conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness …

Importance Therapeutic options for severe emphysema are limited. Lung volume reduction
using nitinol coils is a bronchoscopic intervention inducing regional parenchymal volume …

Das vorliegende Dokument ist eine Neufassung und Aktualisierung der Leitlinie zur
Diagnostik und Therapie von Patienten mit COPD, die die bisherige Version aus dem Jahr …

Background Few treatment options exist for patients with severe emphysema. We assessed
the clinical benefits and safety of lung volume reduction coils (LVRCs) for the treatment of …

Background Lung volume reduction of emphysematous lobes results in clinical improvement
for patients with severe emphysema. However, some segments within a lobe are often …