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The Localized Inflammatory Response to Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation

Daniela Gompelmann, Ralf Eberhardt, Armin Ernst, Peter Hopkins, Jim Egan, Franz Stanzel, Arschang Valipour, Manfred Wagner, Christian Witt, Kimberly M. Baker,

Respiration · 2013 · 62 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Patients with more prominent respiratory symptoms in the first 30 days following BTVA experience greater efficacy. The clinical manifestations of the LIR are predictive of long-term clinical benefits.

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New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 2.1K citations · Full text

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Bronchoscopic thermal vapour ablation therapy in the management of heterogeneous emphysema

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A Feasibility and Safety Study of Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation: A Novel Emphysema Therapy

Gregory I. Snell, Peter Hopkins, Glen Westall et al. · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery · 2009 · 128 citations

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Efficacy of Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapor Ablation and Lobar Fissure Completeness in Patients with Heterogeneous Emphysema

Daniela Gompelmann, Claus Peter Heußel, Ralf Eberhardt et al. · Respiration · 2012 · 65 citations