Mechanical properties of the lungs and capillary blood flow in patients with cavernous tuberculosis before and after partial resection
Strelis, A.K.; Ivanov, S.N.
Problemy Tuberkuleza 1992(1-2): 33-36
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-9533 PMID: 1603788 Document Number: 400080
The results of the study of pulmonary ventilation function, respiratory biomechanics and capillary blood flow in 16 patients with cavernous tuberculosis before and after partial resections are given. An obstructive component due to the inflammatory changes in the bronchial tree was found to underlie moderate impairments in pulmonary mechanical properties. The capillary blood flow depends on the magnitude of secondary changes in lung tissue. Partial resections lead to deterioration of elastic properties of the lungs in combination with reduced capillary network. Recovered functional parameters in the long-term period of the follow-up confirms that it is expedient to use partial resection in the early stage of a combined treatment of patients with cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis.