Affiliation:
1. Third year Resident Doctor, Department of General Surgery, New Civil Hospital,Surat.
2. Additional Professor, Department of General Surgery, New Civil Hospital, Surat.
3. Assistant Professor,Department of General Surgery,New Civil Hospital,Surat.
Abstract
Background: Pulmonary Tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent infections in India and contributes significantly to
morbidity and mortality.While most patients with TB can be successfully treated with anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy,
Thoracic surgery is an important adjuvant strategy for these patients especially the one with MDR/XDR. Aim: To
compare VATS and conventional open thoracotomy with decortication in pulmonary TB patient's requiring surgery.
Methodology: A Retrospective study was conducted on a sample size of 10 patients who presented with features of
pulmonary TB, mainly referred from TB OPD with chest X-ray/ HRCT thorax findings. Results: There was significant
association was found among Both methods and various variables like Duration of hospital stay, back to routine work
after surgical procedure and VAS score for pain assessment. Conclusion: This study suggests that VATS, a minimally
invasive procedure with its implied decreased perioperative morbidity and better functional outcome, should be
preferred over the traditional OT procedure whenever feasible to do so.
Subject
Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Law,Economics and Econometrics,Finance,Law,Computer Science Applications,General Business, Management and Accounting,Religious studies,Linguistics and Language,Psychology (miscellaneous),Communication,Language and Linguistics,Psychiatry and Mental health,Public Administration,Education,Marketing,Economics and Econometrics,Business and International Management
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