title: [Indications for the surgical treatment in bronchiectasis and postoperative results].
abstract: During Jan. 1990 and Dec. 2002 a total of 14 patients with bronchiectasis were operated on. They were 5 female and 9 male with mean age of 35.7 years. In two of them (14.3%) the disease was with bilateral localization. Patients were typically presented with cough and purulent sputum production 12(85.7%), recurrent pulmonary infections 8(57.1%), halitosis 6(42.9%) and hemoptysis 4(28.6%). The mean duration of clinical manifestations was 8.4 years. The indications for surgery were failure of medical treatment in 10(71.4%) patients, hemoptysis in 2(14.3%) and lung abscesus, as a complication in 2(14.3%) patients. The operative methods included 9(64.3%) lobectomies, 1(7.1%) pleuropneumonectomy, 1(7.1%) pneumonectomy, 1(7.1%) bilobectomy with broncho-esophageal fistula resection, 1(7.1%) middle lobectomy with polysegmental resection S7-10 and 1(7.1%) polysegmental resection S7-10. No 30-day postoperative death was faced. Major complications, followed by rethoracotomy, were found in 2(14.3%) of the cases. The postoperative results were excellent in 8(57.1%) of the patient, very good in 5(35.75) of them and in only 1 patient there was no clinical improvement. In conclusion, surgery for bronchiectasis is followed by acceptable postoperative complications and better long-term result after radical operation.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petrov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stanoev
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plochev
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Goranov
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vlasov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001995:Bronchography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome