Background: This report summarizes initial tests of an emphysematous lung synthetic
polymer sealant (ELS) designed to reduce lung volume in patients with advanced …

Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. Emphysema is a component of COPD characterised by …

Background Endobronchial valves that allow air to escape from a pulmonary lobe but not
enter it can induce a reduction in lobar volume that may thereby improve lung function and …

In August 2007 the Standards of Care Committee of the British Thoracic Society (BTS)
invited the Interventional Pulmonology Specialist Advisory Group of the BTS to produce an …

The era of bronchoscopy began with Gustav Killian in 1876 when he removed a pork bone
from a farmer's airway, using an esophagoscope. Prompted by this accomplishment …

Background The lung volume reduction coil (LVR-coil), a new experimental device to
achieve lung volume reduction by bronchoscopy in patients with severe emphysema, works …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects millions of people and
has limited treatment options. Surgical treatments for severe COPD with emphysema are …

PURPOSE: An endobronchial valve developed for treatment of severe emphysema has
characteristics favorable for bronchoscopic treatment of air leaks. We present the results of a …