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Bronchial Thermoplasty: A Novel Therapeutic Approach to Severe Asthma
Published on: November 4, 2010
Bronchoscopic interventions for severe COPD
Robert F Browning1, Scott Parrish1, Saiyad Sarkar1
11 Division of Interventional Pulmonary, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA ; 2 Interventional Pulmonology, Medstar Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA ; 3 Department of Interventional Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, Goodyear, AZ, USA ; 4 Pulmonary Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece ; 5 Surgery Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 6 Hematology Department, "Laiko" University General Hospital, Athens, Greece ; 7 Obstetric-Gynecology Department, "Thriassio" General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece ; 8 Radiology Department, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece ; 9 Thoracic Surgery Department, "G. Papanikolaou" General Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Abstract:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes severe handicap among smokers. Most patients have to remain under continuous oxygen therapy at home. Moreover, respiratory infections are very common among these patients and vaccination is obligatory against influenza. Emphysema and bronchiectasis are observed with computed tomography (CT) and in several situations these parenchymal damages are responsible for pneumothorax in one case and pseudomonas aeroginosa infection. Novel mini-invasive techniques are used currently for emphysema treatments which are described extensively throughout our current work.
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