Lung Volume Reduction Surgery

Research

Mayo Clinic doctors have made important scientific contributions to the testing and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including research in lung volume reduction surgery. Read more about COPD research.

Read more about the National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT): Evaluation of Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Emphysema, at Mayo Clinic.

Or at the National Institutes of Health.

Selected Publications

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group, Cost effectiveness of lung-volume-reduction surgery for patients with severe emphysema. [Article] New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 May 22; 348(21): 2092-102

National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group, A randomized trial comparing lung-volume-reduction surgery with medical therapy for severe emphysema. [Article] New England Journal of Medicine, 2003 May 22; 348(21):2059-2073

McKenna RJ Jr, Benditt JO, DeCamp M, Deschamps C, Kaiser L, Lee SM, Mohsenifar Z, Piantadosi S, Ramsey S, Reilly J, Utz J; National Emphysema Treatment Trial Research Group, Safety and efficacy of median sternotomy versus video-assisted thoracic surgery for lung volume reduction surgery. [Article] Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery 2004 May; 127(5):1350-60.

Utz JP, Hubmayr RD, DDeschamps C. Lung volume reduction surgery for emphysema: out on a limb without a NETT. [Comment] Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 1998;73:552-556