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==Overview== | |||
Surgical indications are life-threatening [[hemoptysis]] or disease that is unresponsive to [[Medicine|medical]] treatment. | |||
==Bronchiectasis Surgery== | |||
*Before [[antibiotic]] therapy, the mainstay of treatment was [[surgery]]<ref name="O'Donnell2008">{{cite journal|last1=O'Donnell|first1=Anne E.|title=Bronchiectasis|journal=Chest|volume=134|issue=4|year=2008|pages=815–823|issn=00123692|doi=10.1378/chest.08-0776}}</ref> | |||
*Indications for [[surgery]] | |||
:*Life-threatening [[hemoptysis]] | |||
:*Disease that is unresponsive to [[Medicine|medical]] treatment | |||
*If the disease is very advanced, a [[lung transplant]] can be done. If there is [[sepsis]], a double-lung [[Organ transplant|transplant]] is preferred. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.
Overview
Surgical indications are life-threatening hemoptysis or disease that is unresponsive to medical treatment.
Bronchiectasis Surgery
- Before antibiotic therapy, the mainstay of treatment was surgery[1]
- Indications for surgery
- Life-threatening hemoptysis
- Disease that is unresponsive to medical treatment
- If the disease is very advanced, a lung transplant can be done. If there is sepsis, a double-lung transplant is preferred.
References
- ↑ O'Donnell, Anne E. (2008). "Bronchiectasis". Chest. 134 (4): 815–823. doi:10.1378/chest.08-0776. ISSN 0012-3692.
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