Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction for pulmonary emphysema: Preliminary experience with a new NOVATECH® endobronchial silicone one-way valve

Abstract

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction represents a new palliative technique for the treatment of severe emphysema. We report the case of a patient with severe pulmonary emphysema that was successfully treated by the placement of a new, removable, unidirectional endobronchial silicone valve. © 2010 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.