The impact of co-existing comorbid diseases on long-term mortality in bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
Aim Emphysema is a lung disease in which alveolar capillary units are destroyed supporting tissue lost. Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) is a novel treatment for emphysema. Several comorbidities have been reported to coexist in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to evaluate comorbidities ...
By Tanrıverdi Elif, Deniz Doğan, Demet Turan, Efsun Gonca Uğur Chousein, Binnaz Zeynep Yıldırım, Barış Demirkol, Mehmet Akif Özgül, Halit Çınarka, Erdoğan Çetinkaya