Left middle lobe resection for bronchiectasis in Kartagener's syndrome
Thijssens, K.; Van Schil, P.; Van den Brande, F.; Stappaerts, I.; Eyskens, E.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica 99(5): 260-262
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5458 PMID: 10582080 Document Number: 504483
We report the case of a young girl with Kartagener's syndrome who suffered from severe bronchiectasis confined to the left middle lobe. Due to chronic abscedation which failed to respond to medical therapy, resection of the left middle lobe was performed. Although there was an initial clinical benefit, afterwards she had to be treated again for recurrent infectious exacerbations.