Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema
Book
Hardback
385 pages
978-0-521-65050-2 (ISBN)
Description
The prevalence and death rates of emphysema are increasing, but lung volume reduction surgery may offer patients relief from this irreversible disease. In this state-of-the-art medical reference, prominent figures in pulmonary disease present our current understanding of the practice, benefits, and risks of lung volume reduction surgery. Introduced in 1995, this controversial surgical procedure can improve lung function in patients suffering from severe emphysema by removing diseased portions of the lung and allowing the remaining lung tissue to function more normally. In this text, pulmonary and surgical experts explain the physiology of emphysema and the role of surgical therapy in its management. The scientific basis for the operation, patient selection, operative techniques, controversies and complications, and results are covered objectively. Pulmonologists, thoracic surgeons, and internists will value this volume in their efforts to offer informed advice and the highest care to their patients suffering from emphysema.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
49 Tables, unspecified; 29 Halftones, unspecified; 43 Line drawings, unspecified
ISBN-13
978-0-521-65050-2 (9780521650502)
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Content
1. The epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Robert A. Wise; 2. Pathology of emphysema James C. Hogg; 3. Physiology of emphysema Joseph R. Rodarte; 4. Cardiovascular effects of emphysema and lung volume reduction surgery Steven M. Scarf, Ira Weg and Cesar Keller; 5. Medical therapy for COPD and emphysema Bartolome R. Celli; 6. Pulmonary rehabilitation and lung volume reduction surgery Andrew L. Ries; 7. Evaluation of patients considering lung volume reduction surgery John J. Reilly Jr; 8. Radiological evaluation of lung volume reduction surgery Ella Kazerooni; 9. The interface of lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation Jonathan B. Orens; 10. Anesthetic considerations for lung volume reduction surgery Phillip M. Hartigan and Simon C. Body; 11. Technique of lung volume reduction surgery by median sternotomy Joseph B. Shrager and Larry R. Kaiser; 12. The thoracoscopic approach for lung volume reduction surgery Robert J. McKenna Jr.; 13. Peri-operative complications and their management K. Robert Shen and Scott J. Swanson; 14. Surgical controversies in lung volume reduction John R. Roberts; 15. Giant bullectomy Lambros Zellos; 16. Outcomes for lung volume reduction surgery: short and long term results Fernando Martinez; 17. Mechanisms of improvement following lung volume reduction surgery Noah Lechtzin and Henry E. Fessler; 18. Lung volume reduction surgery in unique patient populations Francis C. Cordova and Gerard J. Criner; 19. Financial aspects of emphysema and emphysema surgery Scott Ramsey, Todd A. Lee and Sean D. Sullivan.