Zhonghua jie he he hu xi za zhi = Zhonghua jiehe he huxi zazhi = Chinese journal of tuberculosis and respiratory diseases
-
Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi · Jun 2011
[Therapeutic efficacy analysis of bronchoscopic interventional therapy on severe tuberculous main bronchial stenosis complicated with unilateral atelectasis].
To observe the therapeutic efficacy of bronchoscopic interventional therapy on severe tuberculous main bronchial stenosis or atresia complicated with unilateral atelectasis. ⋯ Electrocautery, balloon dilatation, cryotherapy and stent implantation were effective methods to treat severe tuberculous main bronchial stenosis or atresia complicated with unilateral atelectasis. Among them, the therapeutic efficacy was better and the symptoms improved more quickly in patients with stent implantation. The efficacy of stent implantation was better than that of conventional interventional therapy, but the incidence of restenosis was also higher. Following-up should be emphasized in this group of patients. Disease courses were associated with the therapeutic efficacy; longer disease course was related to worse therapeutic efficacy, and restenosis occurred earlier. So interventional therapy should be initiated earlier for bronchial tuberculosis with dyspnea, especially for that complicated by atelectasis.