[The place of surgery in bilateral sequelae bronchiectasis]

Area of Science:

• Thoracic Surgery
• Pulmonary Medicine
• Surgical Outcomes

Background:

• Bilateral bronchiectasis presents complex management challenges.
• Surgical intervention for localized bilateral bronchiectasis is considered.
• Assessing the impact of surgery on patient quality of life is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

• To report surgical outcomes for bilateral bronchiectasis.
• To evaluate the impact of surgical treatment on patient quality of life.

Main Methods:

• Retrospective descriptive study.
• Inclusion of patients with localized bilateral bronchiectasis undergoing surgery (2010-2015).
• Assessment of epidemiological, clinical, surgical, and quality of life data.

Main Results:

• 13 out of 47 patients (27.6%) underwent surgery.
• Common symptoms included chronic bronchorrhea and hemoptysis.
• 84.6% of operated patients showed symptom improvement, including reduced bronchorrhea, hemoptysis, and antibiotic use.

Conclusions:

• Surgical resection for bilateral bronchiectasis is feasible.
• The procedure can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality.
• Surgery leads to symptom improvement in well-selected patients.