Completion lobectomy after bilateral lung volume reduction for emphysema: salvage option or fancy?

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2004 Apr;127(4):1212-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.11.054.

Authors

Eugenio Pompeo¹, Davide Mineo, Patrizio Bollero, Paola Rogliani, Vincenzo Ambrogi, Tommaso Claudio Mineo

Affiliation

¹ Thoracic Surgery and Multidisciplinary Pulmonary Program, Policlinico University Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 15052230
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.11.054

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Forced Expiratory Volume / physiology
Humans
Middle Aged
Pneumonectomy*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / mortality
Pulmonary Emphysema / physiopathology
Pulmonary Emphysema / surgery*
Reoperation*
Respiratory Function Tests
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted