Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Bronchiectasis surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
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[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
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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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hamid Qazi, MD, BSc [2], Saarah T. Alkhairy, M.D.