The indications for surgery in pulmonary tuberculosis.

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Article1 January 1959THE INDICATIONS FOR SURGERY IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSISJOHN D. STEELE, M.D.JOHN D. STEELE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-50-1-51 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe use of antimicrobial agents has changed appreciably the role of surgery and also the choice of surgical procedures in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Because antimicrobial agents alone control many lesions, some of the less effective surgical and collapse procedures have been discarded, whereas others have become more effective when used in conjunction with chemotherapy. Concomitant improvements in surgical technic have also contributed to the change.It is interesting to compare the various methods used in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis 20 years ago with those in use today. Twenty years ago, strict bed-rest was the foundation for all...Bibliography1. TuckerLivings WBDG: Isoniazid, streptomycin and para-aminosalicylic acid compared as two-drug regimens in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis among previously untreated patients, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 72: 756, 1955. MedlineGoogle Scholar2. Livings DG: Fate of "open negative" and "open positive" cases persisting after 8 months of chemotherapy: "basic regimens" (INH-PAS, INH-SM b.i.w., SM b.i.w. -PAS): data from cooperative study, in Transactions of 16th Conference on the Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis, Veterans Administration-Armed Forces, 1957, p. 17. Google Scholar3. RaleighSteele JWJD: Recent developments in the treatment of tuberculosis in man, J. A. M. A. 166: 921, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SteeleWayne JDLG: The risk of pulmonary resection in tuberculosis correlated with the status of preoperative sputum, in Transactions of 17th Conference on the Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis, Veterans Administration-Armed Forces, 1958, p. 210. Google Scholar5. AuerbachSmall OMJ: The syndrome of persistent cavitation and noninfectious sputum during chemotherapy and its relation to the open healing of cavities, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 75: 242, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Raleigh JW: The late results of prolonged multiple-drug therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 76: 540, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar7. BellDeckerRaleigh JWAMJW: A comparison of the results of the surgical and the nonsurgical treatment of tuberculous patients with the "open-negative" syndrome, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 75: 538, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Steele JD: Problems in the surgical management of pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 76: 902, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. SloanMilnes HR in Surgical management of pulmonary tuberculosis, edited by Steele, J. D., 1957, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, pp. 34-35. Google Scholar10. Thoracic surgery tables, in Transactions of 13th to 17th Conferences on the Chemotherapy of Tuberculosis, Veterans Administration-Armed Forces, 1953-1958. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: San Fernando, California*Presented at the Thirty-ninth Annual Session of The American College of Physicians, Atlantic City, New Jersey, April 29, 1958.From the Veterans Administration Hospital, San Fernando, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John D. Steele, M.D., Veterans Administration Hospital, San Fernando, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byLungentuberkulose 1 January 1959Volume 50, Issue 1Page: 51-61KeywordsAntimicrobialsChemotherapyLesionsSurgeryTuberculosis Issue Published: 1 January 1959 PDF downloadLoading ...