title: [Current indications for resection of tuberculoid lung changes--relics of the pre-chemotherapy era?].
abstract: The spectrum of indications for elective resection of pulmonary tuberculosis was considerably reduced by clinical evaluation of the effective antituberculous chemotherapy and is limited only to a few pathomorphological processes and clinical situations today. The same estimation is valid in case of nontuberculous mycobacteriosis with clinical importance. The combined therapy with new macrolid antibiotics, quinoloses and Rifampicin-derivatives current enlarged the options of conservative therapy. Thus the surgery of pulmonary tuberculosis are rare operations and are essentially limited to the therapy of late complications of a former collapse therapy, of destroyed lungs and bronchiectasis with recurrent infect exacerbations and life threatening or massive recurrent haemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Thoraxchirurgie, Zentralkrankenhaus Bremen Ost.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teschner
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular