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(Chest. 1959;35:1-5.)
© 1959 American College of Chest Physicians

The Place of Pneumothorax in the Present-Day Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

GÖSTA BIRATH M.D., F.C.C.P.1

1 Renströmska Sjukhuset.

Pneumothorax treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis today has stricter indications than before, but if used with the proper technique, it provides good results. The complications of exudate and empyema and function-reducing pleural peels are now minimal thanks to concomitant chemotherapy and the technique of including selective collapse while maintaining good diaphragmatic mobility. The coming few years will show whether or not the inclusion of pneumothorax as part of an active program for the prevention of relapse is justified.






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