title: [Up-to-date indications for surgery in pleural and pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: Tuberculosis is an "old disease" but still remains a threat in modern days life. Despite human and material efforts, despite the improvements in drug therapy, the treatment of tuberculosis continue to consume a great amount of health care worldwide. A certain percentage among the patients with pleuro-pulmonary tuberculosis represents failures of DOTS therapy. Among them, paraclinical investigations will select candidates eligible for thoracic surgery. In our study we are reviewing the main surgical options and we present our experience regarding surgery in pleuro-pulmonary tuberculosis--what to operate and when is the best moment.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr. T. Popa" Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină, Clinica de Chirurgie toracică, Spitalul Clinic de Pneumologie, Iaşi.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aldea
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bosânceanu
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grigorescu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitrofan
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moldoveanu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iosep
authors.forename: Iulia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jitaru
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scarlat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pricopi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012383:Romania; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*