Progress in surgical treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis

VernacularTitle:肺结核外科治疗进展
Author: Jie DAI ; Yiming ZHOU ; Wei SHA ; Lei ZHANG ; Gening JIANG
From: Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021;37(3):178-183
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Due to an overall high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and the emergence of drug-resistant TB, the role of surgical treatment is likely to be expanding. This review discusses the use of surgery in the treatment of TB, including surgical indications, timing of surgery and preoperative management, type of operations, and postoperative anti-TB treatment.