Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) is a treatment for end-stage lung disease caused by emphysema. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that causes shortness of breath ...

Lung-volume–reduction surgery is a potentially valuable treatment for patients with advanced emphysema. 1–8 During the operation, 20 to 35 percent of the emphysematous lung is resected by ...

Cite this: A Prospective Evaluation of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in 200 Consecutive Patients - Medscape - Apr 01, 2003. Abstract and Introduction Materials and Methods ...

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). This is used to treat people who have emphysema in the upper lobes of their lungs. Diseased tissue can make an open space in that area, and air can get stuck ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for ...

Lung volume reduction gives emphysema patients' lungs more breathing space Monday, July 17, 2023 A strategic surgery helps emphysema patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far ...

In terms of mortality, patients who underwent endobronchial valve placement vs. lung volume reduction surgery had significantly heightened odds for 30-day mortality (adjusted OR = 2.68; 95% CI, 1. ...

If inhalers, oxygen pumps and pulmonary rehab stopped working, the only options left were major surgery: a lung transplant or lung volume reduction surgery, which removes damaged portions of the ...

Source Reference: Buttery SC, et al "Comparative effect of lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema and bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with valve placement: The CELEB trial" ERS 2022 ...

One alternative to a lung transplant is lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), which involves removing the most damaged portion of the lung. This allows healthy lung tissue to function more ...

Objectives: Though numerous studies have demonstrated the short-term efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) in select patients with emphysema, the longer-term follow-up studies are just ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and ...