title: Surgical care of HIV-infected patients.
abstract: An increasing number of HIV-infected patients will require surgical therapy. The methods of diagnosis and therapeutic planning for HIV-infected patients are the same as for all other patients. Surgery should be advised if an operation is likely to have a positive effect on the patient's life. Most patients with AIDS with diseases for which surgical therapy is advantageous benefit from carefully chosen operations designed to solve specific problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Macho
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Schecter
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative