Patient selection and efficacy of valve bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) in emphysema

Michela Bezzi (Brescia, Italy), Michela Bezzi, Mauro Novali, Pierfranco Foccoli

Source: International Congress 2016 – Airway stenting and ablation
Session: Airway stenting and ablation
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3846
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Michela Bezzi (Brescia, Italy), Michela Bezzi, Mauro Novali, Pierfranco Foccoli. Patient selection and efficacy of valve bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) in emphysema. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3846

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