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Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/surgery , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Postoperative Care , Radiography, Thoracic , Thorax , Time Factors , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
The results of treatment of 38 patients with postoperative pleural empyema caused by anaerobic asporogenous infection were summarized. The factors contributing to the development of anaerobic asporogenous infection, peculiarities of the clinical picture, diagnosis and treatment were revealed, the measures for prophylaxis were outlined. The clinical effectiveness was achieved in 92.1% of the patients with lethality of 2.6%.
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Bacterial Infections/etiology , Empyema/etiology , Lung Diseases/surgery , Pneumonectomy/adverse effects , Surgical Wound Infection/etiology , Adult , Aged , Bacterial Infections/diagnosis , Bacterial Infections/surgery , Empyema/diagnosis , Empyema/surgery , Female , Fusobacterium , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Peptostreptococcus , Surgical Wound Infection/diagnosis , Surgical Wound Infection/surgeryABSTRACT
The paper concerns rare forms of pulmonary thesaurismosis which are a frequent cause of misdiagnosis: 5 cases of alveolar proteinosis and 1 with alveolar microlithiasis are reported. Lung biopsy (open or transbronchial) is indicated for verification of the diagnosis. Further investigations to try radical therapy of the disease are needed in view of short-term effects of commonly used bronchoalveolar lavage, endolymphatic chymotrypsin in combination with heparin.
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Calculi/diagnosis , Lung Diseases/diagnosis , Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis/diagnosis , Adolescent , Adult , Calculi/therapy , Combined Modality Therapy , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Lung Diseases/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis/therapyABSTRACT
The results of treatment of 103 patients with tuberculosis and non-specific diseases of the lungs with concomitant diabetes mellitus were analysed. The main principles of preoperative preparation and postoperative management of the patients are presented. The incidence of operative complications was 10.7%, postoperative--17.5%, mortality--2.9%. The clinical effect was achieved in 97.1% of patients. Reactivation of tuberculosis after operation was noted in 7.8% of patients.
