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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 [[Medicine|medical]] treatment. | ||
==Bronchiectasis Surgery== | ==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> | *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 | *Indications for [[surgery]] | ||
:*Life-threatening [[hemoptysis]] | :*Life-threatening [[hemoptysis]] | ||
:*Disease that is unresponsive to medical treatment | :*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 transplant is preferred. | *If the disease is very advanced, a [[lung transplant]] can be done. If there is [[sepsis]], a double-lung [[Organ transplant|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[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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