THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTIVE EXTRAPLEURAL THORACOPLASTY FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Thoracoplasty in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Thoracoplasty concomitant with resection for pulmonary tuberculosis.

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...

The results of thoracoplasty in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Thoracoplasty in Pulmonary and Pleural Tuberculosis