Mohammed Munavvar of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals in Preston, UK, discusses endobronchial therapies for emphysema treatment. He reviews reversible and irreversible techniques, and he emphasizes the importance of multidisciplinary discussion prior to recommending an endobronchial or surgical treatment for a patient.
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Endobronchial therapies are definitely useful, but will never ever replace surgery.