[The analysis of surgically treated pulmonary tuberculosis].
Between January 1990 and December 1999, thirteen patients with pulmonary tuberculosis underwent surgical management in our hospital. The purpose of surgery was classified into three groups: drug-resistant or persistent disease (7 patients), hemoptysis (3), and the others. We have no operative death, but have two late deaths due to postoperative persistent positive sputum and progressive tuberculosis infection. One patient relapsed one year and six months after operation and medical treatment was done successfully. Pulmonary resection is useful for localized pulmonary tuberculosis even drug-resistant cases.
Watanabe
M
M
Department of Surgery, National Sapporo Minami Hospital, Japan.
Kikuchi
T
T
Ohsaka
Y
Y
Hirai
Y
Y
Honma
J
J
Hirata
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000601:surgery*