title: [The experience of applying of exogenous monoxide of nitrogen and argon plasma coagulation by cavernotomy in patients with fibro-cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis with the presence of multiple drug resistance].
abstract: The presented paper discusses the experience with exogenous nitric oxide (NO) and argon plasma coagulation (APC) used at cavernotomy in 31 patients with multidrug-resistant fibrocavernous pulmonary tuberculosis. Supplementary treatments depending in infectious risk factors were comprehensively evaluated. The application of APC and NO significantly improved the results of open cavern sanitation, as evidenced by the bacterial excretion index, and doubled the immediate efficiency of surgical treatment.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Pesikin
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: El'kin
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kobak
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Basek
authors.forename: Iu V
authors.initials: IuV
authors.lastname: Kirillov
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Popova
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001128:Argon / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D001128:Argon