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Pneumologie ; 72(1): 64-78, 2018 Jan.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29341033

ABSTRACT

Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) offers improvement in lung function, quality of life and even survival in well selected patients with severe emphysema. Patients with all types of emphysema morphology can profit from LVRS when certain selection criteria are present. Hyperinflation plays a key role in qualifying for the procedure. Candidate selection should be performed at high volume centers with a multidisciplinary emphysema board. Qualified thoracic surgeons together with pulmonologists and radiologists identify the suitable patient considering emphysema morphology with its target areas for resection, lung function parameters and cardiac comorbidities. This review outlines candidate selection, technique and results of LVRS to inform referring physicians how to screen und inform their patients.


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Pneumonectomy/methods , Pulmonary Emphysema/surgery , Germany , Hospitals, High-Volume , Humans , Interdisciplinary Communication , Intersectoral Collaboration , Mass Screening , Patient Selection , Pulmonary Emphysema/diagnosis , Pulmonary Emphysema/epidemiology , Respiratory Function Tests
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Zentralbl Chir ; 141 Suppl 1: S26-34, 2016 Sep.
Article in German | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27607886

ABSTRACT

In a number of large case series in the mid-1990s, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) was shown to reduce dyspnoea and improve pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with advanced pulmonary emphysema. The large randomised National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) confirmed this in the early 2000s and also demonstrated that selected patients live longer after surgery. Patient selection is crucial to the success of the procedure and should be performed at a specialised experienced centre with a multidisciplinary team approach on emphysema treatment. The upper-lobe predominant heterogeneous type of emphysema is the best indication, but there are other types of emphysema morphology that are also eligible for surgery, if ideally chosen. Nowadays there is also growing evidence for positive effects after different types of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) with increasing quality. These methods add to the range of multimodal emphysema treatment.


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Pneumonectomy/methods , Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/surgery , Pulmonary Emphysema/surgery , Bronchoscopy/methods , Humans , Lung Transplantation/methods , Patient Selection , Quality of Life , Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic , Treatment Outcome
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