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Pneumoconiosis surgery
Introduction
Overview
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
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
References
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- ↑ 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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