This issue reviews the indications and procedures for surgery in patients with localized pulmonary infection. It includes articles on TB, pulmonary abscesses, fungal infections, and other entities.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Tilte page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Surgery for Thoracic Infections—The Mother of All Surgeries - p. 6 7. The History of Surgery for Pulmonary Tuberculosis - p. 7 8. Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis - p. 16 9. Surgical Treatment of Atypical Mycobacterial Infections - p. 21 10. Surgery for the Sequelae of Postprimary Tuberculosis - p. 26 11. Diagnosis and Management of Lung Infections - p. 36 12. Indications for Surgery in Patients with Localized Pulmonary Infection - p. 50 13. Results of Surgery for Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary Abscesses - p. 56 14. Pulmonary Aspergilloma - p. 66 15. Surgery for Other Pulmonary Fungal Infections, Actinomyces, and Nocardia - p. 75 16. Surgical Management for Hydatid Disease - p. 82 17. Pulmonary Infections of Surgical Interest in Childhood - p. 89 18. Pulmonary Infections Following Lung Transplantation - p. 99 19. Alternatives to Resectional Surgery for Infectious Disease of the Lung - p. 106 20. Surgical Spectrum in the Management of Empyemas - p. 118 21. Index - p. 123
This issue reviews the indications and procedures for surgery in patients with localized pulmonary infection. It includes articles on TB, pulmonary abscesses, fungal infections, and other entities.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Tilte page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Surgery for Thoracic Infections—The Mother of All Surgeries - p. 6 7. The History of Surgery for Pulmonary Tuberculosis - p. 7 8. Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis - p. 16 9. Surgical Treatment of Atypical Mycobacterial Infections - p. 21 10. Surgery for the Sequelae of Postprimary Tuberculosis - p. 26 11. Diagnosis and Management of Lung Infections - p. 36 12. Indications for Surgery in Patients with Localized Pulmonary Infection - p. 50 13. Results of Surgery for Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary Abscesses - p. 56 14. Pulmonary Aspergilloma - p. 66 15. Surgery for Other Pulmonary Fungal Infections, Actinomyces, and Nocardia - p. 75 16. Surgical Management for Hydatid Disease - p. 82 17. Pulmonary Infections of Surgical Interest in Childhood - p. 89 18. Pulmonary Infections Following Lung Transplantation - p. 99 19. Alternatives to Resectional Surgery for Infectious Disease of the Lung - p. 106 20. Surgical Spectrum in the Management of Empyemas - p. 118 21. Index - p. 123
