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Kang, Park, Lee, Ha, Jee, Lee, Kim, and Seo: A Case of Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Severe Emphysema
Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1998; 45(3): 630-635.

Published online: 14 March 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1998.45.3.630

A Case of Bilateral Lung Volume Reduction Surgery in Severe Emphysema

Nam Young Kang, Jae Seuk Park, Myeung In Lee, Dong Yeol Ha, Young Koo Jee, Kye Young Lee, Keun Yeol Kim, Pil Weon Seo

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Chunan, Korea.

Department of Chest Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Chunan, Korea.

Copyright © The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Abstract

Lung volume reduction surgery, resecting the most severely affected regions of emphysema, was designed to improve quality of life for selected patients with severe emphysema. We report a case of a 72 year old severe emphysema patient who received bilateral lung volume reduction surgery and showed marked improvement of quality of life and lung function.

Keywords: Emphysema, Lung volume reduction surgery

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