Plombage in the 1980s.

Basal plombage.

The treatment of tuberculous cavities in the lower lobe is difficult. Simple measures such as phrenic paralysis with or without pneumoperitoneum, artificial pneumothorax, postural retention, chemotherapy and bed rest, alone or in combination, have proved effective in only two-thirds of the patients, and, even in these, relapse has been frequent. Crofton (1949), reviewing a series of 54 cases in...

Monographing in the 1980s

ALISO 11(2), 1985, pp. 231-242 The production of taxonomic monographs is discussed in light of the modem tools that are available for their preparation. There is a great need for more monographs since much of the world's flora is not treated in contemporary revisions. These should be a balance between the traditional aspects that must still be employed such as the nomenclatural framework and th...

Extrapleural Plombage with Lucite Spheres

Ventilatory function studies in extraperiosteal plombage.

Classical thoracoplasty, being the recognized standard procedure for permanent collapse therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis, has yet to be surpassed by any other surgical method with regard to longterm arrest of the disease and sputum conversion. However, it is a multiple-stage procedure, requiring extensive decostalization followed by permanent deformity and considerable impairment of ventilator...

Group Rebellion in the 1980s