Thoracoplasty in the Treatment of Cavernous Tuberculosis of the Lung: A Clinical-statistical Study of the Late Results |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 9 |
Indication for thoracoplasty | 73 |
Survey of the thoracoplasty material investigated | 90 |
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1st operation according active apex apical apical thoracoplasty apicolysis attained became become bilateral birth cavernous cavity closure cent changes closed collapse comparatively comparison condition conservatively treated patients Considerable cough course culture cured deaths density died disease distribution duration effect examination expectoration extension extrapleural exudative favourable females fibrous figures findings free from symptoms given Glittre higher importance included indications infiltration later less lung males material Medium mentioned months noted observation occurred Once-operated opera operated patients percentage Percentual performed period periosteum pneumothorax possible posteriorly reckoned postoperative mortality pregnancy pulm pulmonary pulmonary process pulmonary tuberculosis reckoned regards reoperated respect ribs right side Rikshospital risk seen shows shrinkage side sputum stage subjected symptomfree symptoms Table tests tion total thoracoplasty treatment tuberculous types of operation unchanged whole women