Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 24, 2026

A Retrospective Study on Endoscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Paravertebral Abscess in Spinal Tuberculosis Patients
Published on: October 25, 2024
Surgical management of chest wall tuberculosis
Alper Gözübüyük1, Berkant Ozpolat, Sedat Gürkök
1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey. alpergozubuyuk@gmail.com
Objective:
Tuberculosis remains one of the most fatal diseases in the world. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis increases in parallel fashion with the rise of incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of the chest wall is rare.
Methods:
Our study retrospectively evaluated 10 patients with tuberculosis of the chest wall who were treated with surgery in addition to antituberculous chemotherapy in the last 8 years. Seven of the lesions were located on the anterior chest wall, and three of the lesions were on the lateral chest wall.
Results:
Surgical therapy consisted of evacuation of the cold abscess material from the cavities and wide débridement of the soft tissue planes in all patients. Partial rib resections were performed in six patients owing to costal or chondral involvement.
Conclusions:
Chest wall tuberculosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of chest wall lesions, especially in endemic areas.
Related Concept Videos
Pneumothorax-II
Clinical Manifestations:
Pulmonary Tuberculosis V
Latent tuberculosis infection occurs when TB bacteria are present in a person's body, but are not causing illness or symptoms. It is not contagious, and preventive treatment is crucial to avoid the progression...
Flail Chest-II
Assessment:
1. Clinical Evaluation:
History:
Chest Physiotherapy
Purpose
CPT is primarily used for patients with excessive bronchial secretions who have difficulty clearing...
Pulmonary Tuberculosis IV
Several diagnostic approaches are used to detect TB. The conventional method is the Tuberculin Skin Test (TST), also known as the Mantoux test. However, this method has...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-V: Management
Smoking Cessation