Modern Collapse Therapy for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), extensively drug-resistant TB, and TB –human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection require a special approach in anti-TB treatment. Most patients cannot be successfully cured by conventional chemotherapy alone. They need a modern approach using minimally invasive therapeutic and surgical techniques. The novel approaches of collapse therapy techniques and minimally invasive osteoplastic thoracoplasty increase the effectiveness of complex anti-TB therapy. Achieving the required selective collapse of lung tissue in destructive pulmonary TB, especially in cases of drug resistance and/or HIV coinfection, leads to bacteriologic con version, cavity closure, and successful cure.

Source: Thoracic Surgery Clinics - November 17, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Denis V. Krasnov, Sergey V. Skluev, Yana K. Petrova, Dmitry A. Skvortsov, Vladimir A. Krasnov, Irina G. Felker, Nikolay Grischenko Source Type: research