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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Surgical indications are life-threatening hemoptysis or disease that is unresponsive to medical treatment. | Surgical indications are life-threatening [[hemoptysis]] or disease that is unresponsive to medical treatment. | ||
==Bronchiectasis Surgery== | ==Bronchiectasis Surgery== | ||
*Before antibiotic therapy, the mainstay of treatment was surgery. | *Before antibiotic therapy, the mainstay of treatment was surgery. | ||
*Indications for surgery | *Indications for surgery | ||
:*Life-threatening hemoptysis | :*Life-threatening [[hemoptysis]] | ||
:*Disease that is unresponsive to medical treatment | :*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. | *If the disease is very advanced, a [[lung transplant]] can be done. If there is [[sepsis]], a double-lung [[transplant]] is preferred. | ||
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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.
- 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.