TY - JOUR
T1 - From plugging air leaks to reducing lung volume
T2 - a review of the many uses of endobronchial valves
AU - Welling, Jorrit B.A.
AU - Koster, T. David
AU - Slebos, Dirk Jan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Introduction: One-way endobronchial valve treatment improves lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of live in patients with severe emphysema and hyperinflation. Other areas of therapeutic application include treatment of persistent air leak (PAL), giant emphysematous bullae, native lung hyperinflation, hemoptysis, and tuberculosis.Areas covered: In this review, we will assess the clinical evidence and safety of the different applications of one-way endobronchial valves (EBV).Expert opinion: There is solid clinical evidence for the use of one-way EBV for lung volume reduction in emphysema. Treatment with one-way EBV can be considered for the treatment of PAL. The application of one-way EBV for giant bullae, post lung transplant native lung hyperinflation, hemoptysis, and tuberculosis is under investigation and more research is required to investigate the efficacy and safety of these applications.
AB - Introduction: One-way endobronchial valve treatment improves lung function, exercise capacity, and quality of live in patients with severe emphysema and hyperinflation. Other areas of therapeutic application include treatment of persistent air leak (PAL), giant emphysematous bullae, native lung hyperinflation, hemoptysis, and tuberculosis.Areas covered: In this review, we will assess the clinical evidence and safety of the different applications of one-way endobronchial valves (EBV).Expert opinion: There is solid clinical evidence for the use of one-way EBV for lung volume reduction in emphysema. Treatment with one-way EBV can be considered for the treatment of PAL. The application of one-way EBV for giant bullae, post lung transplant native lung hyperinflation, hemoptysis, and tuberculosis is under investigation and more research is required to investigate the efficacy and safety of these applications.
KW - bronchoscopic lung volume reduction
KW - Endobronchial valves
KW - hemoptysis
KW - native lung hyperinflation
KW - persistent air leak
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U2 - 10.1080/17434440.2023.2233435
DO - 10.1080/17434440.2023.2233435
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37409351
AN - SCOPUS:85164477856
SN - 1743-4440
VL - 20
SP - 721
EP - 727
JO - Expert review of medical devices
JF - Expert review of medical devices
IS - 9
ER -