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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. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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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.