Endoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves for severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a coming of age in Australia

Francis Ratnakumar¹, Paul Lilburn^{1

2

3}, Alvin Ing³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² School of Health Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Editorial

Francis Ratnakumar et al. Intern Med J. 2024 Jun.

. 2024 Jun;54(6):849-851.

doi: 10.1111/imj.16404. Epub 2024 May 15.

Francis Ratnakumar¹, Paul Lilburn^{1

2

3}, Alvin Ing³

¹ Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
² School of Health Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

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