title: [Surgical treatment for postoperative recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: The long-term results of 1311 primary resections for pulmonary tuberculosis and 203 repeated interventions for postoperative recurrences were studied. During a 10-year follow-up, the cumulative rate of postoperative recurrences was 18.4%, the minimum (5.7%) being in the operated on for tuberculosis, the maximum in cavernous tuberculosis (27.9%) and caseous pneumonia (40%). 58% of recurrent tuberculosis occur within the first 3 years after surgery, the efficiency of their medical treatment does not exceed 30%, indications for resurgery are established at the same rate. Repeated lung resections, final pneumonectomies were performed in 72.8% of the patients with the immediate efficiency of 87.5-86.2% and mortality rates of 6.2-12.1%. Caverno- and thoracoplasties were made in 27.2% of the patients. The efficiency of these deliberately nonradical operations was 83.3-55.5%.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: El'kin
authors.forename: Iu M
authors.initials: IuM
authors.lastname: Repin
authors.forename: Iu N
authors.initials: IuN
authors.lastname: Levashev
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*