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Patient enrollment begins for trial of airway bypass procedure to treat advanced widespread emphysema
Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2008-04-01
Author: SOURCE Central DuPage Hospital
Intro: Researchers at
Suburban Lung Associates and the Chicago Chest Center recently announced
the start of the EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) Trial to explore
an investigational treatment for advanced widespread emphysema. The trial
focuses on airway bypass, a minimally invasive bronchoscopic procedure
designed to help patients with emphysema/COPD (chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease) breathe more easily.
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