Ventilatory Function Studies in Extraperiosteal Plombage

Abstract

Classical thoracoplasty, being the recognized standard procedure for permanent collapse therapy in pulmonary tuberculosis, has yet to be surpassed by any other surgical method with regard to long-term arrest of the disease and sputum conversion. However, it is a multiple-stage procedure, requir-ing extensive decostalization followed by perma-nent deformity and considerable impairment of ventilatory function (Kaltreider, Fray, an