Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema

Epidemiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Robert A.Wise
Pathology of Emphysema
James C. Hogg
Physiology of Airflow Limitation in Emphysema
Joseph R. Rodarte
Cardiovascular Effects of Emphysema and Lung Volume Reduction
Surgery
Steven M. Scharf, Ira Weg, and Cesar Keller
Medical Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and
Emphysema
Bartolome R. Celli
Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Andrew L.Ries
Evaluation of Patients Considering Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
John J. Reilly, Jr .
Radiological Evaluation for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Ella Kazerooni
The Interface of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery and Lung
Transplantation
Jonathan B. Orens
Anesthetic Considerations for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Philip M. Hartigan and Simon C. Body
Technique of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery by Median Sternotomy
Joseph B. Shrager and Larry R. Kaiser
Thoracoscopic Approach for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Robert J. McKenna, Jr.
Perioperative Complications and Their Management
K. Robert Shen and Scott J. Swanson
Surgical Controversies
John Roberts
Bullectomy
Lambros Zellos
Outcomes Following LVRS
Fernando Martinez
Mechanisms of Improvement
Noah Lechtzin and Henry Fessler
Unique Patient Applications
Francis Cordova and Gerard Criner
Financial Aspects of Emphysema and LVRS
Scott Ramsey, Todd Lee and Sean Sullivan
Not the Final Chapter: The National Emphysema Treatment Trial
Gail Weinmann and Alfred Fishman.