Affiliation:
1. I.I. Mechnikov Northern-Western Medical University, Russian Ministry of Health
Abstract
The objective: to specify indications for extrapleural thoracoplasty in patients with destructive pulmonary tuberculosis and comorbid HIV infection.Subjects and Methods. Results of surgical treatment of 78 destructive pulmonary tuberculosis patients were studied. Those patients underwent extrapleural thoracoplasty in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Surgery Unit of City Tuberculosis Hospital No. 2 in St. Petersburg from 2009 to 2022.Results. The article clarifies the indications for extrapleural thoracoplasty in patients with destructive pulmonary tuberculosis and comorbid HIV infection, in whom contraindications to pulmonary resections have been identified. Medical records of 78 patients with destructive tuberculosis were retrospectively analyzed, the patients were divided into two groups according to their HIV status. It has been established that with combination of adequate preoperative preparation and postoperative management, rational anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy and ART, extrapleural thoracoplasty for HIV-positive patients can be performed in accordance with general practice.
Publisher
LLC "Medical Knowledge and Technologies"
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