Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with coils (BLVR-Coils) for treatment of patients with severe heterogeneous emphysema and bilaterally incomplete fissures. Its effectiveness in everyday endoscopic practice

K. Kontogianni, D. Gompelmann, M. Schuhmann, M. Puderbach, C. P. Heußel, F. J. F. Herth, R. Eberhardt (Heidelberg, Germany; Athens, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Bronchoscopic treatment of COPD and asthma: where are we going?
Session: Bronchoscopic treatment of COPD and asthma: where are we going?
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2291
Disease area: Airway diseases

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K. Kontogianni, D. Gompelmann, M. Schuhmann, M. Puderbach, C. P. Heußel, F. J. F. Herth, R. Eberhardt (Heidelberg, Germany; Athens, Greece). Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with coils (BLVR-Coils) for treatment of patients with severe heterogeneous emphysema and bilaterally incomplete fissures. Its effectiveness in everyday endoscopic practice. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2291

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