Tuberc Respir Dis.  1971 Jun;18(2):27-31. 10.4046/trd.1971.18.2.27.

Follow up Study of Pneumonectomy for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

• KMID: 2529107
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1971.18.2.27

Abstract

Patients of far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis needed pneumonectomy in this country have been increased year by year because of planned and continuous anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy failure. As patients are in conditions of ① diffuse destroyed lung, ② drug resistance and ③ decreased pulmonary function, in general complications following pneumonectomy are rather hígher and its mortality is in 10 % to and fro. We report follow up study of 113 cases of pneumonectomy for far advanced pulmonary tuberculosis during 3 years from March 1959 to Dec. 1962 at Dept. of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in National Medical Center.