Novel implant device and procedure to compress lung parenchyma for the treatment of emphysema via bronchoscope

R. McKenna, A. Ernst, R. Maxfield, D. Ost, M. Ginsberg, M. DeCamp, R. Yung, M. Mathis, F. Herth (Los Angeles, CA, Boston, MA, New York, NY, Baltimore, MD, Mountain View, CA, United States Of America; Heidelberg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Congenital lung lesions and emphysema; lung cancer surgery
Session: Congenital lung lesions and emphysema; lung cancer surgery
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 2825
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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