Lung volume reduction coils (LVR-coils) for pulmonary emphysema: Results of the Italian National registry

M. Bezzi, M. Novali, M. Bonifazi, G. Failla, L. Zuccatosta, P. Foccoli, S. Gasparini (Brescia, Ancona, Palermo, Novara, Italy)

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: 2293
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Bezzi, M. Novali, M. Bonifazi, G. Failla, L. Zuccatosta, P. Foccoli, S. Gasparini (Brescia, Ancona, Palermo, Novara, Italy). Lung volume reduction coils (LVR-coils) for pulmonary emphysema: Results of the Italian National registry. Eur Respir J 2013; 42: Suppl. 57, 2293

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