EXTRAPLEURAL THORACOPLASTY DURING THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Thoracoplasty in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

The results of thoracoplasty in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Pneumonectomy with immediate thoracoplasty in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Medical treatment as an alternative to thoracoplasty in pulmonary tuberculosis.

The object of this investigation was to determine the results of treatment in a group of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis suitable for thoracoplasty but on whom no operation was performed. Before the introduction of antibacterial drugs an evaluation of thoracoplasty was made by Refsum (1951) in a retrospective analysis of 106 cases diagnosed between 1921 and 1928, who, although suitable for...

sequelae of pulmonary tuberculosis treated by thoracoplasty

With the help of information provided by the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys the survival up to 1 July 1985 of the 171 patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis by thoracoplasty at Papworth from 1951 to 1953 was determined. Thirteen (8%) could not be traced, 65 (38%) had died, and 93 (54%) were alive. For those who were traced the survival at 10, 20, and 30 years from the date of o...