Surgical Aspects of Bronchiectasis
- 22 January 1948
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 238 (4) , 109-112
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm194801222380402
Abstract
IT IS generally agreed that the definitive treatment of bronchiectasis is surgical and that most patients should be considered for lobectomy or pneumonectomy, although many may, after evaluation, be denied operation for a variety of reasons.In 1941 Riggins1 wrote: "The morbidity and mortality of untreated and medically treated bronchiectasis is such that the physician who routinely advises young adults with operable bronchiectasis against surgery, is assuming a large responsibility and in all probability renders his patient a great disservice." Corroboration of this statement is obtained in several recent studies, one of the best of which is presented by Perry . . .Keywords
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