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  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Minimally Invasive Procedures

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  • Tuberculosis historically drove thoracic surgery advancements.
  • Thoracoscopy evolved from an adjunct for tuberculosis treatment to a diagnostic tool for pleural disease.
  • Modern Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) presents a renewed approach to pulmonary tuberculosis management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the safety and efficacy of VATS in diagnosing and treating pulmonary tuberculosis.
  • To assess the range of VATS applications in managing pulmonary tuberculosis complications.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 62 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis undergoing VATS over 5 years.
  • Procedures included pleural biopsies, decortications, wedge resections, empyema drainage, and lobectomies.

Main Results:

  • VATS was utilized for both diagnosis and treatment in 62 patients.
  • Specific procedures included 20 pleural biopsies, 8 decortications, 17 wedge resections, 8 empyema drainages, and 9 lobectomies.
  • No surgical mortality was observed, with a low complication rate.

Conclusions:

  • VATS is a safe and effective diagnostic tool for pulmonary tuberculosis, particularly for pleural biopsies and wedge resections.
  • VATS serves as an effective therapeutic modality for conditions such as decortications and empyema drainage in selected pulmonary tuberculosis patients.