title: [The destroyed lung. Apropos of 46 surgical patients].
abstract: The authors report the results of a retrospective study of 46 patients operated upon for lung destruction of various origins. The main points that emerged were: (1) this type of pathology is regressing in France but persists in North Africa and Black Africa; (2) tuberculosis is the predominant cause of lung destruction; (3) superinfection with aspergillosis is frequent and must always be looked for; (4) surgery is difficult, especially pleuropneumonectomy for tuberculosis or its sequelae which has numerous complications (e.g. haemorrhage and pyothorax) responsible for a high mortality rate in this and other published series. However, in all patients operated upon for complications of lung destruction, when cure was obtained it was complete and permanent.
authors.affiliation: Centre chirurgical Val d'Or, Saint-Cloud.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riquet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bellamy
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Debesse
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Les poumons détruits. A propos de 46 malades opérés.