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(Chest. 1949;16:21-28.)
© 1949 American College of Chest Physicians

Pneumoperitoneum Therapy in Lower Zone Tuberculosis

F. W. LYONS M.D.1

1 Chest Physician to St. Mary's on the Lake Sanatorium, Haileybury, Ontario, Canada. Member of Misericordia Hospital, Ontario, Canada.

1) Pneumoperitoneum is a safe and simple procedure.

2) Excellent collapse of the lower frac23 of the lung can be achieved by this means.

3) An added phrenic nerve interruption gives more selective collapse of the diseased side.

4) Duration of pneumoperitoneum treatment is an unestablished factor, but it seems that it should be maintained as long as one would a pneumothorax.

5) Cases are presented which demonstrate the effectiveness of this therapy.






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