Pneumoconiosis surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD

Overview

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of pneumoconiosis. Severe cases of the condition can be treated with a lung transplant. ^[1]

Indications

Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with pneumoconiosis. Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either: ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]
- Advanced disease
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Respiratory failure
- Cor pulmonale

References

↑ Cullinan P, Reid P (2013). “Pneumoconiosis”. Prim Care Respir J. 22 (2): 249–52. doi:10.4104/pcrj.2013.00055. PMC 6442808. PMID 23708110.
↑ “StatPearls”. 2021. PMID 32310362 Check |pmid= value (help).
↑ Li J, Yao W, Hou JY, Zhang L, Bao L, Chen HT; et al. (2018). “The Role of Fibrocyte in the Pathogenesis of Silicosis”. Biomed Environ Sci. 31 (4): 311–316. doi:10.3967/bes2018.040. PMID 29773095.
↑ Singer JP, Chen H, Phelan T, Kukreja J, Golden JA, Blanc PD (2012). “Survival following lung transplantation for silicosis and other occupational lung diseases”. Occup Med (Lond). 62 (2): 134–7. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqr171. PMC 3283165. PMID 22071439.
↑ Balmes JR, Abraham JL, Dweik RA, Fireman E, Fontenot AP, Maier LA; et al. (2014). “An official American Thoracic Society statement: diagnosis and management of beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease”. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 190 (10): e34–59. doi:10.1164/rccm.201409-1722ST. PMID 25398119.

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[pmid23708110-1] Cullinan P, Reid P (2013). “Pneumoconiosis”. Prim Care Respir J. 22 (2): 249–52. doi:10.4104/pcrj.2013.00055. PMC 6442808. PMID 23708110.

[pmid32310362-2] “StatPearls”. 2021. PMID 32310362 Check |pmid= value (help).

[pmid29773095-3] Li J, Yao W, Hou JY, Zhang L, Bao L, Chen HT; et al. (2018). “The Role of Fibrocyte in the Pathogenesis of Silicosis”. Biomed Environ Sci. 31 (4): 311–316. doi:10.3967/bes2018.040. PMID 29773095.

[pmid22071439-4] Singer JP, Chen H, Phelan T, Kukreja J, Golden JA, Blanc PD (2012). “Survival following lung transplantation for silicosis and other occupational lung diseases”. Occup Med (Lond). 62 (2): 134–7. doi:10.1093/occmed/kqr171. PMC 3283165. PMID 22071439.

[pmid25398119-5] Balmes JR, Abraham JL, Dweik RA, Fireman E, Fontenot AP, Maier LA; et al. (2014). “An official American Thoracic Society statement: diagnosis and management of beryllium sensitivity and chronic beryllium disease”. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 190 (10): e34–59. doi:10.1164/rccm.201409-1722ST. PMID 25398119.

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