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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998;45(3):630-635.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.3.630    Published online June 1, 1998.
A Case of Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Severe Emphysema.
Nam Young Kang, Jae Seuk Park, Myeung In Lee, Dong Yeol Ha, Young Koo Jee, Kye Young Lee, Keun Yeol Kim, Pil Weon Seo
1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Chunan, Korea.
2Department of Chest Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Chunan, Korea.
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.
Key Words: Emphysema, Lung volume reduction surgery
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