For over 150 years, bronchoscopy, especially flexible bronchoscopy, has been a mainstay
for airway inspection, the diagnosis of airway lesions, therapeutic aspiration of airway …

Advanced emphysema is a lung disease in which alveolar capillary units are destroyed and
supporting tissue is lost. The combined effect of reduced gas exchange and changes in …

Rationale: Endobronchial valves (EBVs) have been successfully used in patients with
severe heterogeneous emphysema to improve lung physiology. Limited available data …

Importance Preliminary clinical trials have demonstrated that endobronchial coils compress
emphysematous lung tissue and may improve lung function, exercise tolerance, and …

Das vorliegende Dokument ist eine Neufassung und Aktualisierung der Leitlinie zur
Diagnostik und Therapie von Patienten mit COPD, die die bisherige Version aus dem Jahr …

Endoscopic lung volume reduction (ELVR) therapies are gaining prominence as a treatment
option with guideline recommendations by COPD GOLD and NICE and the recent FDA …

The purpose of this study was to establish and validate a new deep learning system that
generates quantitative computed tomography (CT) reports for the diagnosis of pulmonary …

COPD is a highly prevalent, chronic and irreversible obstructive airway disease without
curative treatment. Standard therapeutic strategies, both non-pharmacological and …

The St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) is a validated, commonly used
questionnaire for measuring quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Background Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) performed to treat patients with severe
diffuse emphysema was reintroduced in the nineties. Lung volume reduction surgery aims to …