Abstract:Surgical collapse of the lung has won an honoured place in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis and, in the form of thoracoplasty, is widely used. We are, however, very conscious of the drawbacks of this operation. No matter what the individual technique or aftercare, in a certain proportion of cases the collapse of the apex of the lung, which had seemed so perfect a week after operation, is found a few weeks later to be less complete, and cavities which had closed to have reopened in the re-expanding lung.… Show more
“…Morriston Davies, Temple, and Stathatos (1951) in a series of 101 plomb operations recorded five instances where the operation was used for basal cavities. In no instance was sputum conversion secured.…”
“…Morriston Davies, Temple, and Stathatos (1951) in a series of 101 plomb operations recorded five instances where the operation was used for basal cavities. In no instance was sputum conversion secured.…”
“…It was introduced in Britain in the late 1940s when the epidemic spread of tuberculosis combined with a lack of antituberculous drugs led to a vogue for surgical procedures to treat pulmonary tuberculosis before the advent of antituberculous drugs. 1 A 77-year-old woman presented in April 2010 in acute respiratory distress (figure 1). She developed type II respiratory failure and rapidly deteriorated.…”
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