TEXARKANA, Texas -- A relatively new surgery is giving COPD and emphysema sufferers hope for better quality of life. Zephyr Endobronchial Valve treatment blocks areas of the lung that have been ...

NEW YORK, July 27 (Praxis Press) Lung-volume-reduction surgery is thought to improve lung function, walking distance, and quality of life in patients with severe emphysema, but the benefits of this ...

Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are already compromised, so the prospect of removing all or part of a lung is especially daunting for these patients if they are also ...

A controversial surgical treatment for emphysema results in a high death rate for some patients, according to early results from a nationwide study of treatments for the illness. The study tracked ...

St. Louis, March 25, 2003 -- A procedure known as lung-volume reduction surgery (LVRS) appears to improve overall health and quality of life for individuals with end-stage emphysema, and these effects ...

The National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) was a multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) plus medical management with ...

As contemporary surgical practice continues to evolve, patients who undergo surgical lung volume reduction (LVRS) for advanced emphysema may survive longer and with fewer complications than they did ...

Major surgery is a challenge for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), raising their odds of death within a year by 61%, new research shows. The researchers also found these ...

The first randomized controlled trial to compare two lung volume reduction procedures for people with emphysema has found that both lead to similar improvements in lung function, breathlessness and ...

People who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD experience obstructed airflow from their lungs due to inflammation. They often feel short of breath or experience wheezing. With proper ...

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, formerly HCFA, decided to stop covering the procedure, which costs between $25,000 and $60,000, a move that subjected the agency to "intense criticism." ...

Surgery in which doctors remove diseased portions of the lungs clearly helps some people with emphysema, a new study finds. But the likelihood of benefit depends on the location of the damaged tissues ...