DUKIC , Sylvain

Severe emphysema is a difficult to treat condition with limited efficacy of currently available treatments. Endobronchial coil treatment (ECT) is a minimally invasive endobronchial treatment which consists of placing shape-memory nitinol coils in emphysematous lobes to enhance lung recoil and reduce lung hyperinflation at rest and during...

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Importance Therapeutic options for severe emphysema are limited. Lung volume reduction using nitinol coils is a bronchoscopic intervention inducing regional parenchymal volume reduction and restoring lung recoil.Objective To evaluate the efficacy, safety, cost, and cost-effectiveness of nitinol coils in treatment of severe emphysema.Design,...