Alternatives to resectional surgery for infectious disease of the lung: from embolization to thoracoplasty.
Surgical treatment of lung diseases is based on removal of the affected lung tissue, achieved by atypical or anatomic lung resection. Infectious lung diseases are generally treated by medical therapy, including medications, chest physiotherapy, bronchoscopic toilet, and respiratory rehabilitation. Surgical management of infectious disease of the lung is integrated in the multispecialty care. This article focuses exclusively on nonresectional surgery and other alternatives to lung resection and addresses bacterial infection and fungal disease of the lung.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital, Paris Descartes University, 1 Place du Parvis Notre Dame, 75181 Paris, France.
Marco
M
Alifano
Sonia
S
Gaucher
Antoine
A
Rabbat
Jury
J
Brandolini
Claude
C
Guinet
Diane
D
Damotte
Jean-François
JF
Regnard
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000628:therapy*; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000628:therapy; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000628:therapy*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013905:Thoracoplasty
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents