Lung Volume Reduction Surgery for Cannabis-Associated Emphysema: Expanding Indication With Functional and Quality of Life Improvements
This preliminary single-center case series suggests that CAE may represent a suitable indication for properly performed LVRS, with favorable results attributable to its heterogeneous morphology.
Authors
- Christelle M. Vandervelde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6594-0314)
- Christophe Dooms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7324-7977)
- Wim Janssens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1830-2982)
- Birgit Weynand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4246-6303)
- Stephanie Everaerts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2646-4770)
- Dirk‐Jan Slebos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-3422)
- Iseo Van Herck
- Paul De Leyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-227X)
- Karin Klooster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-8202)
- Laurens J. Ceulemans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-7100)
- Iwein Gyselinck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4068-7228)
- Walter Weder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3641-7568)
- Sofian Bouneb
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Krankenhaus Bethanien (DE)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezaf415
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00