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PG12 Surgical treatment of emphysema

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: Gilbert Massard (Strasbourg, France), Federica Meloni (Pavia, Italy)
Aims: To show how to identify patients with emphysema who may benefit from either volume reduction or transplantation. The pros and cons of both procedures will be discussed.
Target audience: Pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, and respiratory physiotherapists.

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The role of imaging in patient evaluation Walter De Wever (Leuven, Belgium)
Candidate selection and outcome after endoscopic volume reduction Stefano Gasparini (Ancona, Italy)
Candidate selection and outcome after surgical lung volume reduction (LVR) Didier Schneiter (Zurich, Switzerland)
Lung transplant indications and outcomes Jens Gottlieb (Hannover, Germany)