TB Research

[Uniportal thoracoscopic thorough debridement for tubercular empyema with abscess of the chest wall].

H M Cai, Rui Mao, Yu Deng, Yiming Zhou

PubMed · 2023-08

Abstract

Uniportal thoracoscopic thorough debridement combined with postoperative standardized antituberculosis treatment is safe and feasible for the treatment of tuberculous empyema with chest wall tuberculosis, which could achieve a good long-term recovery effect.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Empyema
  • Decortication
  • Surgery
  • Chest tube
  • Debridement (dental)
  • Hemothorax
  • Pleural cavity
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pleurectomy