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Emphysema
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a group of lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties. In some patients with emphysema (damage to the air sacs in the lungs), an operation called lung volume reduction surgery is effective at removing the worst affected area of the lung. New techniques have been developed where emphysema can be treated using a fibre-optic camera called a bronchoscope. Studies have shown that using a bronchoscope to place implantable medical devices called endobronchial valves into the airways can be very effective in carefully selected patients and the technique is now being adopted in hospitals across the UK. The aim of this study is to collect data from people undergoing these procedures at hospitals across the UK to find out how well they work in practice and what factors influence response.
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Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Ms
Sara
Buttery
+44 (0)207 351 8029
s.buttery@rbht.nhs.uk
The study is sponsored by Imperial College London and funded by British Lung Foundation.
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