Associations among one-year efficacy outcomes following endoscopic thermal vapor ablation (InterVaporÔ) for heterogeneous emphysema

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

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Endoscopic lung volume reduction: the growing evidence
Session: Endoscopic lung volume reduction: the growing evidence
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4725
Disease area: Airway diseases

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