title: [Thoracic surgery in tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacterial diseases].
abstract: Tuberculosis and non-tuberculous mycobacteria are common indications of pleural and mediastinal surgery on a diagnostic intend. However, parenchymatous resection on a curative intend has been proven to benefit to patients with multiresistant tuberculosis in adjunction with prolonged antibiotic treatment. Furthermore, tuberculosis sequelae, i.e. destroyed lung, Aspergillus-infected cavitary tuberculosis, and related hemoptysis are eradicated by a surgical management after careful medical preparation. Finally, surgical resection of localized Mycobacterium avium and M. xenopii infections is associated with a high rate of sputum conversion and a low morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 20 rue Leblanc, Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mordant
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Badia
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Pimpec-Barthes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riquet
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*