Endobronchial Valves for Emphysema without Interlobar Collateral Ventilation | Zendy

Karin Klooster | Zendy; Nick H.T. ten Hacken | Zendy; Jorine E. Hartman | Zendy; Huib A.M. Kerstjens | Zendy; Eva M. van Rikxoort | Zendy; DirkJan Slebos | Zendy

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Endobronchial Valves for Emphysema without Interlobar Collateral Ventilation

Author(s) -

Karin Klooster,

Nick H.T. ten Hacken,

Jorine E. Hartman,

Huib A.M. Kerstjens,

Eva M. van Rikxoort,

DirkJan Slebos

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

new england journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889

H-Index - 1030

eISSN - 1533-4406

pISSN - 0028-4793

DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1507807

Subject(s) - medicine , lung volume reduction , collateral , ventilation (architecture) , lung , surgery , mechanical engineering , engineering , finance , economics

Bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction with the use of one-way endobronchial valves is a potential treatment for patients with severe emphysema. To date, the benefits have been modest but have been hypothesized to be much larger in patients without interlobar collateral ventilation than in those with collateral ventilation.

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