NEW YORK, July 27 (Praxis Press) Lung-volume-reduction surgery is thought to improve lung function, walking distance, and quality of life in patients with severe emphysema, but the benefits of this ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer complications than they did ...

The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) was a multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) plus medical management with ...

Q: My mother has severe emphysema. Medication and oxygen therapy aren’t helping much anymore. Are there any good surgical options? A: Emphysema is a long-term lung problem that makes it harder and ...

For patients with advanced emphysema, endobronchial valve placement (EBV) is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared with lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), according to a study ...

Patients with severe emphysema who undergo lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) along with medical management are more likely to function better and face no increased risk of death after two years ...

Surgery in which doctors remove diseased portions of the lungs clearly helps some people with emphysema, a new study finds. But the likelihood of benefit depends on the location of the damaged tissues ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer complications than they did ...

A procedure known as lung-volume reduction surgery (LVRS) appears to improve overall health and quality of life for individuals with end-stage emphysema, and these effects last as long as five years ...

Use of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) increased in the mid-1990s as a palliative therapy for severe emphysema. Rapid growth in procedure volume despite little evidence supporting its safety and ...

A controversial surgical treatment for emphysema results in a high death rate for some patients, according to early results from a nationwide study of treatments for the illness. The study tracked ...