Open AccessNew method of thoracoplasty for lung tbc Alexander (Ann. of surgery, 1925, № 5)
Author(s) -
Lee Ratner
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj78608
Subject(s) - pneumonia , lung , medicine , surgery
Alexander (Ann. Of surgery, 1925, No. 5), on the basis of his own and literary material, comes to the conclusion that the main cause of high mortality after paravertebral thoracoplasty in pulmonary tbc is postoperative pneumonia both on the operated and non-operated sides.