title: Surgical treatment of bronchiectasis: early and long-term results.
abstract: Management of bronchiectasis remains controversial and information on long-term results of surgical treatment is poor. Clinical records of 45 patients, who underwent surgery for bronchiectasis in an 8-year period, were retrospectively reviewed. Bronchiectasis focus was isolated in 24 cases, associated with a limited homolateral or controlateral focus in 9 and 11, respectively; two patients had bilateral evident foci. Bronchiectasis was responsible for lobe destruction in 23 cases. All patients had symptoms: haemoptysis (n=7), recurrent pneumonia (n=7), persistent bronchorrea with recurrent infection (n=15), hemoptysis and recurrent infection (n=16). A total of 23 lobectomies, 11 lobectomies+segmentectomies, 2 bi-lobectomies, 9 segmentectomies and 1 pneumonectomy were carried out. There were no perioperative deaths; complications occurred in 5 patients (postoperative pneumonia in 2, prolonged air-leak, residual air-space and bronchial infection 1 each). Symptoms disappeared in 32 patients, 10 patients experienced a significant improvement. Exercise tolerance remained stable or improved in 33 and 2 cases, respectively, a slight impairment was observed in 9. Out of 32 evaluable patients 11 had an unchanged FEV(1), 15 had a limited FEV(1) lowering (<15%), and 9 had a more important functional loss. Surgical treatment of bronchiectasis obtains satisfactory long-term results, with acceptable morbidity rates.
authors.affiliation: Departement of Thoracic Surgery, Hôtel Dieu University Hospital, Paris V University, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Giovannetti
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alifano
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Legras
authors.forename: Madalina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grigoroiu
authors.forename: Jean-Yves
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Collet
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Magdelenat
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Regnard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome