These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Treatment of emphysema using bronchoscopic lung volume reduction coil technology: an update on efficacy and safety.
    Author: Hartman JE, Klooster K, Ten Hacken NH, Slebos DJ.
    Journal: Ther Adv Respir Dis; 2015 Oct; 9(5):251-9. PubMed ID: 26113524.
    Abstract:
    In the last decade several promising bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) treatments were developed and investigated. One of these treatments is BLVR treatment with coils. The advantage of this specific treatment is that it works independently of collateral flow, and also shows promise for patients with a more homogeneous emphysema disease distribution. Seven years ago, the very first patients were treated with BLVR coil treatment and currently large randomized, controlled trials are underway. The aim of this article is to review the available literature and provide an update on the current knowledge on the efficacy and safety of BLVR treatment with coils.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]