Experience of Using Pneumonectomy and Pleuropneumonectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Multiple/Extensive Drug-Resistance Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Opanasenko Mykola,
Tereshkovych Oleksandr,
Kalenychenko Maksym
et al.
Abstract:Introduction. Multi/extensive drug-resistant lung tuberculosis (MDR/EDR–TB) is a serious problem as in Ukraine as throughout the world. The number of patients with pulmonary MDR/EDR–TB is increasing year by year, which is due to the difficulties in early detection of this disease. The aim. To analyze the results of pneumonectomy and pleuropneumonectomy in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis with multiple/extensive drug resistance (MDR/EDR–TB). Materials and methods. The results of 118 own operations perform… Show more
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