RECENT ADVANCES IN PULMONARY RESECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSIS
Authors: James H. Forsee, Carl W. Tempel, John M. Salyer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 August 1951RECENT ADVANCES IN PULMONARY RESECTION IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULOSISJAMES H. FORSEE, CARL W. TEMPEL, JOHN M. SALYERJAMES H. FORSEESearch for more papers by this author, CARL W. TEMPELSearch for more papers by this author, JOHN M. SALYERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-2-417 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPulmonary tuberculosis is not a static disease but, like the god Proteus, is characterized by ever-changing manifestations. Recent successes in the excision of tuberculous lung tissue, combined with streptomycin therapy, has given increased recognition to the importance of the protean nature of this disease. Briefly, the sporadic efforts directed toward pulmonary resection prior to the advent of streptomycin occasionally achieved a brilliant result, but the overall results were generally poor. Sweet's1series of 63 patients treated by lobectomy or pneumonectomy, reported in 1946, may be taken as representative of the best results obtainable at that time in this country. Of...Bibliography1. Sweet RH: Lobectomy and pneumonectomy in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, J. Thoracic Surg. 15: 373-383 (Dec.) 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Strieder JW: Discussion of paper by Sweet,1 J. Thoracic Surg. 15: 413-417, 1946. Google Scholar3. Sweet RH: Lobectomy and pneumonectomy in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, J. Thoracic Surg. 19: 298-303 (Feb.) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. TempelHughesMardisTowbinDye CWFJREMWC: Combined intermittent regimens employing streptomycin and para-aminosalicylic acid in the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberculosis, 63: 295-311 (March) 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. MahonForsee HWJH: The surgical treatment of round tuberculous pulmonary lesions (tuberculomata), J. Thoracic Surg. 19: 724-740 (May) 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. Chamberlain JM: Primary upper lobectomy versus modern selective thoracoplasty in treatment of tuberculosis, J. Thoracic Surg. 14: 32-45 (Feb.) 1945. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. Erman ED: Treatment of endobronchial tuberculosis with streptomycin, J. Thoracic Surg. 20: 51-54, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. WeinbergDavis JJD: Pleural decortication in pulmonary tuberculosis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 60: 288, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Read before the Regional Meeting, American College of Physicians, Denver, Colorado, February 21, 1950. Received for publication July 14, 1950.From the Surgical Service and the Tuberculosis Division, Medical Service, Fitzsimons General Hospital, U. S. Army, Denver, Colorado. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySegmental Resection for Pulmonary TuberculosisSegmental resection for pulmonary tuberculosisSEGMENTAL RESECTION FOR PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS (300 CASES)TuberculosisThe Early Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis 1 August 1951Volume 35, Issue 2Page: 417-431KeywordsLobectomyLungsMedical servicesPatient advocacyPneumoniaPulmonary diseasesStreptomycin ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...