PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) -- When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to ...

LOS ANGELES—January 26, 2025—As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer ...

Approximately 20% of patients who undergo bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) lose the effects of the treatment within 2 years, according to data presented at the American Thoracic Society (ATS ...

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) significantly improved lung function in a subset of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A lung volume reduction treatment improved FEV 1 in ...

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. (WPVI) -- It's been five years since the FDA approved the first valves to treat severe emphysema. And since then, they've turned life around for patients, including a Montgomery ...

Doctors sometimes recommend lung coils to help someone manage severe emphysema, especially when other treatments have been unsuccessful. Their benefits include increased lung volume, exercise capacity ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Compared with baseline, FEV 1 increased 5 years after ...

Lung cancer screening saves lives by detecting cancer early when it is most treatable. But what many people don’t realize is that the same low-dose CT scans used to screen for lung cancer can also ...