Surgical risk, functional outcomes, and late survival after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS): Report of one hundred consecutive surgical cases

Mark Ginsburg (New York, United States of America), Mark Ginsburg, Byron Thomashow, William Bulman, Patricia Jellen, Beth Whippo, Joshua Sonett

Source: International Congress 2015 – Invasive and surgical procedures: the clinical point of view
Session: Invasive and surgical procedures: the clinical point of view
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1832

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Mark Ginsburg (New York, United States of America), Mark Ginsburg, Byron Thomashow, William Bulman, Patricia Jellen, Beth Whippo, Joshua Sonett. Surgical risk, functional outcomes, and late survival after lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS): Report of one hundred consecutive surgical cases. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 1832

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