[Surgical treatment of "minor" forms of bronchiectasis]

A total of 835 operations were conducted for bronchiectasis on 734 patients (75.9% were children and adolescents). The late-term results of operations for "minor" forms of the disease in 118 patients are discussed. The increase of the proportion of "minor" forms in the structure of bronchiectasis calls for changes of the tactics with prevalence of segmental and polysegmental lung resections. The relative number of the last named has been constantly growing in the recent 2 decades. The methods for determining the volume of the operation in bronchiectasis must be improved. All patients who underwent operation for "minor" forms of bronchiectasis must be kept under dynamic observation and more than half of them must be given regular anti-recurrence treatment for some years.