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  • Title: Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction: A Clinical Review.
    Author: Chakravorty S, Bari M, Duong DK, Patel PP, Mahajan AK.
    Journal: Thorac Surg Clin; 2023 Aug; 33(3):245-250. PubMed ID: 37414480.
    Abstract:
    Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) for the treatment of emphysema was originally developed in the early 2000s as a minimally invasive alternative to lung volume reduction surgery. Endobronchial valves for BLVR are an advancing "guideline treatment" in the treatment of advanced emphysema. Placement of small, one-way valves into segmental or subsegmental airways can induce lobar atelectasis for portions of diseased lung. This results in the reduction of hyperinflation along with improvements in diaphragmatic curvature and excursion.
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