Relief for emphysema sufferers

By Caroline Tang
Updated November 5 2013 - 11:24pm, first published 11:22pm
LGH respiratory and sleep physician Dr Collin Chia with Professor Arschang Valipour, of Vienna, Austria, visiting to discuss endobronchial valve insertion to treat emphysema, a new procedure which the LGH hopes to offer to patients in the future.  Picture: PHILLIP BIGGS
LGH respiratory and sleep physician Dr Collin Chia with Professor Arschang Valipour, of Vienna, Austria, visiting to discuss endobronchial valve insertion to treat emphysema, a new procedure which the LGH hopes to offer to patients in the future. Picture: PHILLIP BIGGS

A LAUNCESTON specialist hopes that the Launceston General Hospital will approve a new procedure to help patients suffering from emphysema, in what would be a first for Tasmania.

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