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Is surgery an option for treating COPD?
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Dr Sina M. Keihani
Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Physician
Dr Keihani is a Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine and also a Specialist in Sleep Disorders. He is the Director of SleepMed Australia and Consults … View Profile
For a very select group of patients with very advanced COPD, there are surgical options and also bronchoscopic, which is merely surgically involved to improve lung function. In some cases it has been shown to improve survival. If patients, for example, have a lot of emphysema, and they have affected other parts of their lungs, if the affected parts of the lungs were removed, they can live longer and with greater quality of life.
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