Cirugía de reducción de volumen pulmonar en enfisema. Resultados alejados
[Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema. Long term results]
Medicina (B.Aires); 62 (2), 2002
We prospectively analyzed 19 patients submitted to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). Mean age 54 years. Fourteen patients, with predominant emphysema of upper lobes, were approached through a median sternotomy. Five patients with predominant lower lobes lesions, were approached through a bilateral an...