Open AccessBronchoplasty for treating the whole lung atelectasis caused by endobronchial tuberculosis in main bronchus
Author(s) -
Zhongcheng Li,
Guocai Mao,
Qi Gui,
Chengcheng Xu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of thoracic disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.682
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 2077-6624
pISSN - 2072-1439
DOI - 10.21037/jtd.2018.06.126
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , left main bronchus , bronchus , tuberculosis , lung , bronchoscopy , surgery , pathology , respiratory disease
Patients with the whole lung atelectasis caused by endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) in main bronchus usually undergo pneumonectomy, which may result in a large number of complications and poor quality of life. In the study, we summarized our experience with bronchoplasty treatment for the whole lung atelectasis caused by EBTB in main bronchus, in which long-term medical therapy failed.