Pneumonectomy (Lung Volume Reduction)

01/01/2012 - "Surgical approaches include lung transplantation and lung volume reduction and the latter has been shown to improve exercise tolerance, quality of life, and survival in highly selected patients with advanced emphysema. "
07/01/2011 - "For lung volume reduction surgery, there have been new insights into the counterintuitive observation that lung function in severe emphysema can be improved by resecting the most diseased portions of the lungs. "
10/01/2003 - "Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) has been shown to improve lung function, exercise performance, and quality of life in highly selected individuals with severe emphysema; however, major questions regarding the efficacy and long-term outcomes of LVRS still remain unanswered. "
01/01/2002 - "To investigate which of three types of CT imaging yielded the best results in estimating the degree of emphysema in patients undergoing evaluation for lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), whether there was any difference in this regard between the cranial and caudal part of the lung, and whether the degree of emphysema had an impact on the estimation. "
08/01/1998 - "Lung volume reduction operation shows promise in relieving symptoms and improving function in highly selected patients with emphysema. "

06/03/2006 - "Together with optimal pharmacotherapy, COPD can be effectively treated by rehabilitation, lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation. "
01/01/2001 - "Marked improvement of neuropsychological impairment in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after lung volume reduction surgery."
10/01/1996 - "Lung volume reduction surgery in select, ventilator-dependent COPD patients can result in improved gas exchange and respiratory mechanics that enable successful weaning and overall improved functional status."
02/01/1996 - "Early results of lung volume reduction suggest significant improvement to selected patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, some of whom might otherwise be considered for lung transplantation. "
04/01/2001 - "Surgical lung volume reduction is effective in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) because it improves the ratio between residual lung volume and total lung volume. "

03/01/2010 - "Currently available data on efficacy of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction are not consistently conclusive, and subjective benefit in dyspnea scores is a more frequent finding than improvements on spirometry or exercise tolerance. "
08/01/1996 - "Lung volume reduction is a surgical procedure that is effective in relieving the dyspnea and improving the patient's quality of life."
01/01/2010 - "The currently available data on efficacy of bronchoscopic lung volume reduction are not conclusive, although subjective benefit in dyspnea scores and quality of life is a frequent finding. "
08/01/2009 - "The improvement in exercise capacity and dyspnea following lung volume reduction surgery is associated with a substantial reduction in neural drive to the inspiratory muscles."
12/01/2007 - "Two-year improvement in multidimensional body mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, and exercise capacity index after nonresectional lung volume reduction surgery in awake patients."

07/01/2008 - "Multimodality treatment including neoadjuvant chemotherapy in selected individuals followed by extrapleural pneumonectomy and radiation has been studied in recent trials for its effects on disease free and overall survival This review provides a general overview of malignant mesothelioma with a summary of the most significant articles from within the past year as well as from the past. "
04/01/2012 - "Pleurectomy/decortication is superior to extrapleural pneumonectomy in the multimodality management of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma."
06/01/2011 - "The question addressed was whether extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) is superior to supportive care in the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). "
01/01/2014 - "A 69 year-old male patient with a history of malignant mesothelioma treated with chemotherapy and surgical resection with removal of the right lung and right pleural pneumonectomy was clinically in remission for 1 ½ years. "
08/01/2007 - "Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) is an effective treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. "

09/01/2010 - "Sleeve resection proved to be good therapy for lung cancer and has a lower morbidity and mortality than standard pneumonectomies and results in better lung function and quality of life. "
12/01/2007 - "We carried out two cases of completion tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy for suture line recurrence of lung cancer after bronchial sleeve lobectomy of the right upper lobe and achieved good results, which suggests that completion tracheal sleeve pneumonectomy for suture line recurrence after bronchial sleeve lobectomy is a good treatment modality for selected patients."
04/01/1992 - "We performed pneumonectomy for lung cancer detected in a patient on chronic hemodialysis for 4 years and obtained good results."
10/31/1979 - "The authors conclude that in selected lung cancer patients lobectomy with bronchoplastic procedures is superior to pneumonectomy for tissue sparing advantages."
03/01/2008 - " we carefully and properly select the patients, enhance postoperative monitoring and perioperative treatment, and combine with chemo-and/or radiotherapy,pneumonectomy will surely be effective for patients with lung cancer."