Surgical Consideration of Bronchiectasis An Analysis of 64 Cases

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During the past fifteen and one half years, a total of 64 cases of bronchiectasis were treated by pulmonary resection. The diagnosis of bronchiectasis was made relatively easily and accurately with bronchography. The average age of onset in the present series was 21 years old. Preoperative bronchograms were taken in all cases and revealed involvement of the left lower lobe in 14 cases, the right lower lobe in one case, the right upper lobe in 3 cases, the left lower lobe anal lingular segment in 9 cases, and multilobar involvement in cases. Bronchographically 18 tubular and II saccular and 2 cystic and 2 saccular and tubular forms were noted. Various types of pulmonary resection were performed on 59 cases. Complication developed in two cases. One showed pulmonary vein bleeding and was treated completely by reoperation; the other case developed empyema.