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Abstract
The introduction of antimicrobial drugs has created radical changes in the surgical
treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Resection is now used more frequently than any
other procedure. However, our statistics indicate that the prognosis depends more
on the control of the open lesion than upon the type of surgery used. This is demonstrated
by the fact that between 93 and 96 per cent of the living patients treated by the
various surgical procedures are clinically well. In our experience the lesion adequately
controlled by collapse has an equally good prognosis as those resected. The key to
successful surgical treatment of tuberculosis is the selection of the simplest and
safest procedure which will permanently control the disease.
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References
- Progressive changes in pulmonary function after pneumonectomy.J. Thoracic Surg. 1951; 22: 1-34
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© 1955 Published by Elsevier Inc.
