Cor pulmonale is defined as alteration in structure and function of the right ventricle of the heart caused by a primary disorder of the lungs. Presented are two cases of gravidocardiac patients from cor pulmonale secondary to multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. The first case is a case of a 37-year-old gravida 4 para 3 (3-0-0-3) and the second case is that of a 24-year-old pimigravid, both of which were on their third trimester with no known cardiac disease, both initially presenting with dyspnea and heart failure symptoms. The first patient was not in labor, managed conservatively and was discharged clinically improved; the latter was delivered abdominally who later succumbed to fatal arrhythmia. Presented are the strategies in management and challenges encountered in managing a pregnant cardiac patient from cor pulmonale, specifically from pulmonary tuberculosis.
Pulmonary Heart Disease ; Hypertension, Pulmonary ; Pulmonary Artery ; Heart Diseases ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; Pregnancy Complications

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Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Intestinal Diseases/complications/*diagnosis ; Tuberculosis, Gastrointestinal/complications/*diagnosis ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/complications/diagnosis

Cardiac surgery in patients with a prior pneumonectomy has a high prevalence of postoperative complications and mortality. We have successfully performed a mitral valve replacement and tricuspid annuloplasty in a 71-year-old man who had a left pneumonectomy 33 years previously due to pulmonary tuberculosis. We report this case with a literature review on the issue of the prevention perioperative pulmonary impairment, the technique of mitral valve exposure during surgery and postoperative rhythm disturbance.
Aged ; Humans ; Mitral Valve ; Pneumonectomy ; Postoperative Complications ; Prevalence ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

We experienced a case of hemoptysis caused by bilateral upper lobe aspergilloma. He was 66 years old and had a history of old unclear pulmonary tuberculosis with irregular medication 20 years ago and intermittent hemoptysis for several years. In x-ray study, there was a bilateral upper lobe aspergilloma with cavity. He received bilateral wedge resection through thoracotomy with some interval to reduce postoperative complications. We selected the priorty of operation through the bronchoscope in the operation room. Both sides had the same pathology of aspergilloma and he was discharged after an uneventful postoperative course.
Aged ; Bronchoscopes ; Hemoptysis* ; Humans ; Pathology ; Postoperative Complications ; Thoracotomy ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Adolescent ; Female ; Glomerulonephritis, Membranous ; etiology ; Humans ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; complications

Humans ; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive ; complications ; etiology ; Smoking ; adverse effects ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; complications ; etiology

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; complications ; microbiology ; Lymphoma ; complications ; microbiology ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; complications

Aged ; Humans ; Lung Diseases, Fungal ; complications ; Silicosis ; complications ; microbiology ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary ; complications

Although intussusception is primarily a disease of children, about 5 to 10 percent of cases occur in adults. The underlying causes of adult intussusception are tumor, postoperative complication, local bowel ischemia, abnormal motility and rarely intestinal tuberculosis. Recently, we experienced a 62-year-old man with intussusception underlying pulmonary tuberculosis. The postoperative pathologic finding was intestinal tuberculosis. For its rarity, we report this case with review of literatures.
Adult ; Child ; Humans ; Intussusception* ; Ischemia ; Middle Aged ; Postoperative Complications ; Tuberculosis* ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

A clinical study of 71 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis that had had surgical resection during the period of 7 years and 6months from January 1989 to June 1996 in National Masan Tuberculosis Hospital. The results were as follows : 1. The ratio of male to female was 3.7 : 1 and in the age incidence the fourth decade was 22%, the third decade 15%. 2. Although medical treatment was performed for more than 3 to 6 months, preoperatively the conversion failure rate of positive sputum to negative state was 66.2%(47 cases). Of the failure cases, multiple-drug-resistant(MDR) patients were 41 cases(87.2%). 3. In MDR group, preoperatively conversion failure rate was 71.9%. 4. From the view of indication for lung resection on the radiographic finding, cavitary lesions were 43 cases(60.6%), destroyed lung lesions were 24 cases(33.8%). 5. The incidence of postoperative complication was 28.2%(20 cases). All cases were MDR group and the most common of complication was tuberculosis spreading. 6. In bilateral lesion, incidence of postoperative tuberculosis spreading was 25%(7 cases). Of the 7 cases, there was the cavitary lesion in 6 cases(86.7%). 7. Total conversion rate of AFB positive sputum to negative state related to resectional sugery was 76.6% and in MDR group conversion rate of AFB positive sputum to negative state was 73.2%. Conversion rate of MDR group with bilateral lesion was the lowest(60%). Conversion rate of drug-sensitivity group was 100% regardeless of lesions site. In conclusion, despite of long-standing medical treatment, it is difficult to converse sputum-positive to negative state in multiple-drug resistance patients and that increases postoperative complications such as tuberculosis relapse as a lack of appropriate drugs postoperatively. Postoperative conversion rate of sputum-positive to negative state was decreased in multiple-drug resistance patients. Because multiple-drug resistance patients have increased due to several factors in Korea, it is important to prevent spreading of multiple-drug resistnce patients through the aggressive operative treatment. When the first medical therapy is fail or drug-resistance is found, operative treatment should be considered with the secondary medical therapy. The operation should be aggressively attempted even though at first medical treatment if indicated.
Female ; Hospitals, Chronic Disease ; Humans ; Incidence ; Korea ; Lung ; Male ; Postoperative Complications ; Recurrence ; Sputum ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary*