[Long-term results of surgical treatment of bronchial asthma based on adaptive response]

The authors discuss the late-term results of operative treatment of 115 patients with severe forms of bronchial asthma in 6 months to 5 years after surgery with due regard for the adaptation reactions of the immune, sympathoadrenal, and hypophyseal-adrenal systems. The high efficacy of surgical treatment of bronchial asthma was confirmed, particularly of one-stage combined operations on various links of the autonomic nervous system which were introduced into practice for the first time. It is shown that operative treatment allows the adaptation status of the patients to be raised, which ensures a positive clinical effect. The role of immunocorrection in increasing the efficacy of surgical treatment is shown. The causes of the poor results of treatment were studied.