Improvement in Pulmonary Function and Elastic Recoil after Lung-Reduction Surgery for Diffuse Emphysema
Authors:
- Frank C. SciurbaFSFrank C. Sciurba
- Robert M. RogersRRRobert M. Rogers
- Robert J. KeenanRKRobert J. Keenan
- William A. SlivkaWSWilliam A. Slivka
- John GorcsanJGJohn Gorcsan
- Peter F. FersonPFPeter F. Ferson
- John M. HolbertJHJohn M. Holbert
- Manuel L. BrownMBManuel L. Brown
- Rodney J. LandreneauRLRodney J. Landreneau
Open Access
- 25 April 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 334 (17) , 1095-1099
Abstract
Pulmonary function may improve after surgical resection of the most severely affected lung tissue (lung-reduction surgery) in patients with diffuse emphysema. The basic mechanisms responsible for the improvement, however, are not known.Keywords
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