A Case of Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Severe Emphysema / 결핵
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 630-635, 1998.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-197643
ABSTRACT
Lung volume reduction surgery, resecting the most severely affected regions of emphysema, was designed to improve quality of life for selected patients with severe emphysema. We report a case of a 72 year old severe emphysema patient who received bilateral lung volume reduction surgery and showed marked improvement of quality of life and lung function.
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Main subject:
Pneumonectomy
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Quality of Life
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Emphysema
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Lung
Limits:
Aged
/
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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