Future Treatment of Emphysema with Roles for Valves, Novel Strategies and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Simran Randhawa, Bryan Meyers

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Abstract

Although there are multiple pharmacologic and nonpharmacological options to alleviate symptoms of emphysema, none of these treatment modalities halts disease progression. The expanding disease burden has led to development of innovative therapeutic strategies that also aim to induce lung volume reduction. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction originated in 2001 and has continued to grow rapidly ever since. This article discusses more recent developments in bronchoscopic and novel interventions and speculates on how these novel strategies may impact the future of lung reduction interventions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)221-227
Number of pages7
JournalThoracic surgery clinics
Volume31
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - May 1 2021

Keywords

  • Bronchoscopic intervention
  • Emphysema
  • Lung volume reduction

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