[Precision surgery of tuberculoma in patients with diabetes mellitus]

Indications and contraindications for precisional excision of tuberculoma in patients with diabetes mellitus were adduced, the original method of its performance was elaborated. Organ-preserving operation was done in 25 patients. The precisional excision of tuberculoma have permitted to preserve healthy pulmonary parenchyma (the part--in 18 patients and the whole lung--in 3). In all the patients the ability to work was restored.