THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (REVIEW OF LITERATURE)
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https://doi.org/10.21638/11701/spbu11.2016.306.Abstract
In the recent years, the tactic of tuberculosis treatment has undergone significant changes due to increased
incidence of MDR and XDR-TB. These forms of the disease can not be treated by the usual chemotherapy regimens. A similar trend is observed worldwide. Therefore, TB surgery has obviously experienced a kind of rebirth in many countries. This article summarizes the current views on the surgical treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis. Refs 33.
Keywords:
pulmonary tuberculosis, thoracic surgery, lobectomy, tuberculoma, cavitary tuberculosis
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