The influence of emphysema heterogeneity on the magnitude of benefit following endoscopic thermal vapor ablation (InterVaporÔ) in patients with heterogeneous emphysema

F.J.F. Herth, A. Ernst, P. Hopkins, J.J. Egan, F. Stanzel, A. Valipour, M. Wagner, C. Witt, K. Baker, M.H. Gotfried, S. Kesten, G. Snell (Heidelberg, , Berlin, Germany; Boston, Iowa City, Phoenix, United States Of America; Chermside, Melbourne, Australia; Vienna, Austria)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Endoscopic lung volume reduction: the growing evidence
Session: Endoscopic lung volume reduction: the growing evidence
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4724
Disease area: Airway diseases

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