EXTRAPLEURAL THORACOPLASTY IN 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...

Thoracoplasty in Pulmonary and Pleural Tuberculosis