Collapse Therapy of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Surgical collapse therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis.

The Collapse Therapy of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Pneumoperitoneum Treatment in Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Reference to Lower Lobe Lesions

are already established as recognized methods of treatment in pulmonary tuberculosis. Pneumoperitoneum has not been so universally accepted. However, it is making its way on its own merits and is being used on a steadily increasing scale in India. In some institutions abroad it is extensively used with encouraging results. The character and pattern of pulmonary lesions are so varied and complex...

Carlo Forlanini, inventor of artificial pneumothorax for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.

The year 1882 was an annus mirabilis in the history of pulmonary tuberculosis, for it saw not only the discovery of the tubercle bacillus by Robert Koch but also the introduction of artificial pneumothorax treatment by Carlo Forlanini. At that time Koch's spectacular achievements and the exaggerated expectations raised after the introduction of tuberculin tended to overshadow the significance o...

The Place of Artificial Pneumothorax in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis*

In view of the increasing advances in our knowledge of pulmonary tuberculosis it is indeed timely that we should, while none the less maintaining a progressive outlook, 'go wisely and slow-they stumble that run faster.' In other words, we should now pause to assess the situation in so far as the position of artificial pneumothorax in the sphere of collapse therapy is concerned, and ask ourselve...