Article Type
Original Study
Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis continues to be a major health problem all over the world. Medical treatment with antibiotics is effective in most cases. However, when medical treatment fails or complications develop, surgery is indicated. Between July 1994 and June 2000, fifty-two patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, thirty-six males and sixteen females, underwent major surgery at Mansoura University Hospitals. Mean age was 35 years (range 22-54). Chronic suppuration and/or haemoptysis were the main symptoms. Eleven patients had positive sputum at the time of surgery. Thirteen patients had pleuro-pneumonectomy or pneumonectomy. Thirty-six had partial lung resection, two had decortication, and one had thoracoplasty. All patients received antibiotics for at least six months before and nine months after surgery. Post-pneumonectomy broncho-pleural fistula (BPF) was the most serious complication and accounted for the two deaths in this series. Pro- -?• longed air leak was the most common complication. Five patients needed second operation. One-year follow up was complete and late follow up was complete in 80%. No late mortality or disease recurrence were reported. We conclude that surgery for pulmonary tuberculosis, when indicated is efficient and reliable in achieving cure with an acceptable mortality and morbidity. Objective To review the indications and assess the outcome of surgery in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.
Recommended Citation
Komber, Mohamed; EI-Ghneimi, Yasser; Hamza, Usama; and Abdel-Khalek, Mostafa M.
(2002)
"SURGERY FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS,"
Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 31
:
Iss.
2
, Article 1.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2002.127092
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