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Published on: November 4, 2010
[Application of interventional respiratory techniques in the treatment of pulmonary bullae:an update]
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, the Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology & Wuhan Clinical Research Center for Interventional Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Diseases, Wuhan 430014,China.
Abstract:
Pulmonary bullae is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD), causing the deterioration in lung function, leading to aggravated dyspnea and poor quality of life for patients. The traditional therapeutic approach for pulmonary bullae is bullectomy using surgical thoracoscopy. The disadvantage of this approach is the postoperative complications and high risk of recurrence in many patients. In addition, for some patients, due to the patient's physical conditions, such as poor lung function and other diseases, bullectomy could not be used. Therefore, new alternative approaches were urgently needed. In recent years, interventional respiratory technology has been trialed to treat pulmonary bulla all around the world and has achieved great success. In this paper, we reviewed the relevant clinical research progress of interventional respiratory medicine techniques in the treatment of pulmonary bullae.
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