Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Search research articles

Related Experiment Videos

Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema

M Brenner¹, R Yusen, R McKenna

¹Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange 92668, USA.

|July 1, 1996

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

Obesity and extent of emphysema depicted at CT.

Clinical radiology·2015

Same author

The minimal important difference of exercise tests in severe COPD.

The European respiratory journal·2010

Same author

Prevalence and clinical correlates of bronchoreversibility in severe emphysema.

The European respiratory journal·2009

Same author

Search for radiative penguin decays B(+)-->rho(+)gamma, B(0)-->rho(0)gamma, and B(0)-->omegagamma.

Physical review letters·2005

Same author

Double-clad Cr4+:YAG crystal fiber amplifier.

Optics letters·2005

Same author

Dopamine overload visualized in the basal ganglia of rabbit brain during heatstroke can be suppressed by hypothermia.

Neuroscience letters·2005

Same journal

A Comparative Study of Radiation Exposure in Conventional and Robotic Bronchoscopy.

Chest·2026

Same journal

Independent Prognostic Contributions of Anti-Ro52 and Anti-MDA5 in Autoimmune-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.

Chest·2026

Same journal

Lung aeration and gas exchange in SGA or AGA infants with moderate-severe BPD: secondary analysis of the PATH-BPD study.

Chest·2026

Same journal

Lung Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Negative Low-Dose CT Screening Results.

Chest·2026

Same journal

Symptom prevalence and impact on lung cancer risk in the SUMMIT study.

Chest·2026

Same journal

How I Do It: De-escalation of Prostacyclin-Based Therapy in Patients Treated With Sotatercept.

Chest·2026

See all related articles

Surgical lung volume reduction surgery shows promise for severe emphysema patients. Bilateral staple procedures improve outcomes in selected individuals with heterogeneous emphysema, warranting further research into techniques and broader applications.

Area of Science:

Pulmonary Medicine
Thoracic Surgery

Background:

Interest in surgical emphysema treatment, specifically lung volume reduction (LVR) surgery, has resurged.
LVR procedures have shown potential benefits in pulmonary function, exercise tolerance, and quality of life for select patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To summarize current LVR surgical approaches for emphysema.
To review clinical outcomes, patient selection criteria, and response mechanisms.
To discuss the role of surgical LVR in emphysema management.

Main Methods:

Review of recent studies and clinical outcome data on lung volume reduction surgery.
Analysis of patient selection criteria and physiologic mechanisms.
Discussion of current operative techniques.

Related Experiment Videos

Main Results:

Recent data support the efficacy of bilateral staple lung volume reduction surgery.
Positive outcomes observed in patients with severe, symptomatic, heterogeneously distributed emphysema.

Conclusions:

Bilateral staple LVR surgery appears effective for specific emphysema patient groups.
Further research is needed to compare operative techniques and assess benefits in diverse patient populations.