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  • Title: [A new surgical treatment with reduction of lung volume for severe pulmonary emphysema].
    Author: Stolk J, Versteegh MI, van der Peijl ID, Jaddoe VW.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 1997 Jul 05; 141(27):1327-30. PubMed ID: 9380185.
    Abstract:
    Current drug treatment of pulmonary emphysema has little effect on quality of life and duration of survival. Surgical treatment for patients with severe pulmonary emphysema was recently introduced; it consists of resection of lung tissue with poor ventilation and perfusion. Surgical reduction of lung volume improves the forced expiratory pressure per second by 80-100% from 0.8 to 1.51. This increases the exercise tolerance and improves the patient's functioning in everyday life. The postoperative mortality and morbidity are acceptable.
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